People · United States
Young Li
3×3 · top 13.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2012 · 2012LIYO01
Young Li has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.81, set at Beckman Gets Big 2023, puts him in the top 13.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,094th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since February 2012, he has put 221 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.96 in February 2012 to 11.81, a 55% improvement. Young 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.81 | 13.78 | top 13.2% | 7,094 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 43.21 | 48.26 | top 16.0% | 2,435 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.79 | 25.16 | top 25.4% | 3,281 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.41 | 1:53.72 | top 41.5% | 3,358 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:27.47 | 3:39.78 | top 53.8% | 2,036 / 4,196 | |
| 2×2 | 10.46 | 11.45 | top 79.7% | 33,038 / 40,951 |
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
- 10 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Beckman Gets Big 2023.
- 29 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cozy Cubing Poway 2023.
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.66 at WCC Western Championship 2022.
- 26 May 2012First sub-20 3×3: 15.40 at Caltech Spring 2012.
- 11 Feb 2012First competition: Caltech Winter 2012. A 25.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Orange County Newcomers 2024 · 3 Mar 2024
- Beckman Gets Big 2023 · 10 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Nub Open Mission Viejo 2023 · 3 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Westview Cubing Favorites 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cozy Cubing Poway 2023 · 29 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- WCC Western Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- St. Francis Winter Open 2015 · 1 Feb 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Diamond Bar Open 2012 · 14 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Spring 2012 · 26 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012
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.
- Andrew Peng — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Danny Wang — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shane Grogan — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 3.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.