People · China
Yuxuan Li (李宇轩)
3×3 · top 8.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016LIYU02
Yuxuan Li (李宇轩) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.31, set at Washtenaw Spring 2025, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,368th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2016, he has put 132 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.50 in March 2016 to 2.83, a 19% improvement. Yuxuan 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 | 10.31 | 11.57 | top 8.4% | 3,368 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.83 | 3.80 | top 12.4% | 1,966 / 15,939 | |
| Clock | 8.85 | 10.82 | top 19.1% | 436 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.98 | 30.16 | top 31.5% | 3,092 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 59.85 | 1:05.62 | top 36.4% | 3,633 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.16 | 2:03.88 | top 43.5% | 1,942 / 2,857 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.29 | 14.88 | top 62.6% | 6,427 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 15.17 | 21.12 | top 78.8% | 4,057 / 5,030 |
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
- 19 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Spring 2025.
- 7 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at WCC Western Championship 2022.
- 19 Mar 2016First competition: Shanghai Spring 2016. A 14.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 31 2025 · 5 May 2025
- Washtenaw Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- WCC Western Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Nisei Week 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Jamison Arabo — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Cole Shaft — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sujan Feist — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.