People · China
Xiaojian Li (李晓健)
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009LIXI02
Xiaojian Li (李晓健) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.93, set at Shenyang New Year 2019, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,833rd in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since May 2009, he has put 452 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.09 in May 2009 to 9.93, a 72% improvement. Xiaojian has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.93 | 11.76 | top 7.3% | 2,833 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.70 | 7.16 | top 11.4% | 1,365 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.90 | 19.76 | top 14.8% | 1,460 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.10 | 4.65 | top 15.4% | 2,453 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 45.46 | 54.39 | top 18.9% | 2,054 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.44 | 1:48.35 | top 26.5% | 814 / 1,678 | |
| Skewb | 7.43 | 9.06 | top 37.0% | 2,225 / 5,004 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.66 | 1:58.49 | top 41.6% | 1,848 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:20.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 804 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | 52.67 | top 62.5% | 737 / 1,058 | |
| 7×7 | 5:41.46 | 5:49.00 | early days — 3 solves | 1,038 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 4:07.71 | 4:26.11 | top 68.0% | 1,166 / 1,349 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Jan 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Shenyang New Year 2019.
- 27 Jan 2019Five personal bests in one day at Shenyang New Year 2019.
- 5 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Summer 2018.
- 28 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Fushun Open 2018.
- 3 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dalian Winter 2017.
- 11 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Shenyang Spring 2025 · 13 Apr 2025
- NEU Open 2019 · 15 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang New Year 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cross-strait FMC 2018 · 4 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fushun Open 2018 · 28 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Dalian Winter 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC Asia 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2013 · 29 Dec 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2013 · 27 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- ShenYang Open 2011 · 4 Oct 2011 — 1 personal best set
- ChangChun 2010 · 1 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Duanwu Festival Open 2009 · 29 May 2009
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 75 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chunxiao Li (李春啸) — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Yiming Liu (刘一鸣) — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.