People · China
Xing Li (李星)
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015LIXI02
Xing Li (李星) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.84, set at Chengdu Winter 2019, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,713th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since July 2015, he has put 50 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.48 in July 2015 to 8.84, a 39% improvement. Xing has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.84 | 11.03 | top 4.5% | 1,713 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.21 | 16.20 | top 6.5% | 626 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 4.28 | 5.60 | top 30.1% | 5,155 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,930 / 5,926 |
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
- 9 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.08 at Chengdu Winter 2019.
- 9 Nov 2019Five personal bests in one day at Chengdu Winter 2019.
- 26 Jul 2015First competition: Huizhou Open 2015. A 14.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chengdu Winter 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Huizhou Open 2015 · 26 Jul 2015
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.
- Xinyu Li (李欣宇) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Xuhan Yuan (袁勖涵) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Xinyan Liu (刘心妍) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.