People · China
Yanyao Li (李严尧)
3×3 · top 5.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026LIYA03
Yanyao Li (李严尧) has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.06, set at Beijing Autumn Begins 2026, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,909th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2026, he has put 60 official solves on the record across four events. Yanyao has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.06 | 11.02 | top 5.0% | 1,909 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 3.37 | top 10.1% | 1,532 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.36 | 10.03 | top 30.8% | 3,390 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.41 | 34.78 | top 37.9% | 3,537 / 5,922 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.06 at Beijing Autumn Begins 2026.
- 29 Mar 2026First competition: Yancheng Spring Open 2026. A 11.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Begins 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
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.
- Yechen Yan (颜叶辰) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Litao Hao (郝立涛) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.