People · China
Yongxiang Li (李永翔)
3×3 · top 6.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010LIYO01
Yongxiang Li (李永翔) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.66, set at Shandong Open 2012, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,593rd in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since November 2010, he has put 381 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.65 in July 2011 to 9.66, a 17% improvement. Yongxiang has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 9.66 | 12.25 | top 6.6% | 2,593 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 44.05 | 50.23 | top 17.2% | 1,882 / 5,999 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.56 | 8.61 | top 24.3% | 2,794 / 10,269 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.56 | 1:38.23 | top 25.4% | 1,209 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 4.08 | 5.89 | top 27.6% | 4,737 / 15,939 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.03 | 2:03.55 | top 35.3% | 1,055 / 1,693 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.45 | 29.19 | top 35.5% | 3,409 / 5,994 | |
| 7×7 | 4:43.52 | 4:53.41 | top 45.7% | 843 / 1,274 | |
| 6×6 | 3:13.83 | 3:32.62 | top 47.7% | 928 / 1,363 |
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
- 14 Oct 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Shandong Open 2012.
- 29 Jul 2012Three personal bests in one day at Qingdao Open 2012.
- 10 Dec 2011Four personal bests in one day at Human Rights Day 2011.
- 25 Jun 2011Three personal bests in one day at Cyclops Open 2011.
- 28 Nov 2010First competition: Beijing No Cubes 2010.
Competitions
- Weihai Open 2026 · 5 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter Open 2013 · 21 Dec 2013
- Hefei Open 2013 · 27 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- BUAA Open 2013 · 12 May 2013
- Shandong Open 2012 · 14 Oct 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2012 · 29 Jul 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- China Tourism Day 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Human Rights Day 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Shandong Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Cyclops Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing February Open 2011 · 20 Feb 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing No Cubes 2010 · 28 Nov 2010
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.
- Hongye Sun (孙虹烨) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zhihao Jia (贾志豪) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 4.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.