People · China
Yanchun Li (李炎春)
3×3 · top 3.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016LIYA02
Yanchun Li (李炎春) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.32, set at Jieyang Good Afternoon 2021, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,294th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2016, he has put 96 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.26 in August 2016 to 8.32, a 52% improvement. Yanchun has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.32 | 12.92 | top 3.4% | 1,294 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.03 | 19.35 | top 8.3% | 814 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.38 | 1:32.00 | top 21.1% | 1,030 / 2,857 | |
| 4×4 | 49.29 | 50.22 | top 23.9% | 2,579 / 5,999 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.33 | 1:32.29 | top 24.6% | 764 / 1,693 | |
| 2×2 | 3.92 | 5.74 | top 25.5% | 4,362 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.29 | 9.64 | top 38.8% | 4,230 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 11.55 | 16.51 | top 63.8% | 3,465 / 5,030 | |
| Clock | 25.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,665 / 1,887 |
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
- 31 Jan 2021First sub-10 3×3: 8.32 at Jieyang Good Afternoon 2021.
- 11 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Jieyang Open 2019.
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.22 at Shantou Open 2017.
- 7 Aug 2016First competition: Shantou Open 2016. A 17.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jieyang Good Afternoon 2021 · 31 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Jieyang Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shantou Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016
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.
- Guicong Zhang (张桂聪) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Zixuan Liu (刘子瑄) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zhourun Yang (杨周润) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.