People · China
Yu Li (李宇)
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019LIYU05
Yu Li (李宇) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.63, set at Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 790th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2019, he has put 63 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.23 in April 2019 to 7.63, a 50% improvement. Yu 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 | 7.63 | 9.98 | top 2.2% | 790 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 40.40 | 43.31 | top 12.6% | 1,355 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.96 | 5.87 | top 26.0% | 4,381 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,245 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Mar 2021First sub-10 3×3: 7.76 at Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021.
- 28 Mar 2021Four personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021.
- 21 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Open 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.68 at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 21 Apr 2019First competition: Dongguan Spring 2019. A 15.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021 · 28 Mar 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Dongguan Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019
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.
- Yuxuan Guo (郭雨轩) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.