People · China
Yunfan Li (李云帆)
3×3 · top 2.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018LIYU20
Yunfan Li (李云帆) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.05, set at Hefei Spring 2019, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,038th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2018, he has put 312 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 2.70 in November 2018 to 1.74, a 36% improvement. Yunfan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.05 | 11.24 | top 2.9% | 1,038 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.74 | 2.37 | top 3.3% | 420 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.78 | 5.18 | top 6.6% | 791 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.43 | 20.63 | top 6.9% | 671 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 39.33 | 45.21 | top 11.3% | 1,206 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 4.69 | 7.61 | top 15.8% | 983 / 5,004 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.55 | 1:27.76 | top 16.5% | 803 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.67 | 1:25.01 | top 19.1% | 581 / 1,678 | |
| 6×6 | 2:40.09 | 3:02.60 | top 30.8% | 655 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:59.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 475 / 1,183 | |
| 7×7 | 4:27.24 | 4:42.12 | early days — 3 solves | 758 / 1,261 | |
| Square-1 | 30.85 | 36.43 | top 51.0% | 878 / 1,362 | |
| Clock | 17.08 | 18.56 | top 55.7% | 1,290 / 1,843 |
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
- 26 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Hefei Spring 2019.
- 30 Dec 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at SJTU Winter Open 2018.
- 30 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at SJTU Winter Open 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018First competition: Hangzhou Open 2018. A 10.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Huzhou Open 2019 · 13 Jul 2019
- Hefei Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- SJTU Winter Open 2018 · 30 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Xingkai Yin (尹星凯) — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Xulang Li (黎旭朗) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.