People · China
Yifei Li (李怿飞)
Pyraminx · top 13.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016LIYI09
Yifei Li (李怿飞) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.12, set at Shenyang Open 2018, puts him in the top 13.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,653rd in China. Across 10 competitions since December 2016, he has put 276 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.18 in December 2016 to 12.73, a 16% improvement. Yifei has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.12 | 7.90 | top 13.9% | 1,653 / 10,224 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.13 | 1:18.92 | top 16.3% | 489 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 | 12.73 | 15.21 | top 16.5% | 6,461 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 47.86 | 57.52 | top 21.9% | 2,363 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.17 | 5.84 | top 28.7% | 4,890 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 6.47 | 11.33 | top 29.5% | 1,816 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.24 | 30.10 | top 34.8% | 3,311 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:13.77 | — | top 37.8% | 551 / 1,183 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.89 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,481 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 6:41.27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,150 / 1,261 |
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
- 23 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2018.
- 3 Dec 2017Five personal bests in one day at Dalian Winter 2017.
- 13 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.01 at Shenyang Spring 2017.
- 13 May 2017Six personal bests in one day at Shenyang Spring 2017.
- 11 Dec 2016First competition: Shenyang Winter 2016. A 15.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NEU Open 2019 · 15 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Dalian Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019
- Shenyang New Year 2019 · 27 Jan 2019
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2018 · 27 May 2018
- Fushun Open 2018 · 28 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dalian Winter 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shuo Zhao (赵硕) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Chunxiao Li (李春啸) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 11.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.