People · China
Yanyao Li (李严尧)
3×3 · top 4.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026LIYA03
Yanyao Li (李严尧) has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.91, set at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,815th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2026, he has put 90 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Yanyao 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 | 8.91 | 11.02 | top 4.7% | 1,815 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.39 | 9.50 | top 5.0% | 617 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 3.37 | top 10.2% | 1,567 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.82 | 26.19 | top 28.3% | 2,805 / 5,994 |
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
- 5 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026.
- 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
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- 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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shuda Huang (黄黍达) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaixi Guo (郭铠希) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.