People · China
Zairong Li (李在容)
2×2 · top 3.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018LIZA02
Zairong Li (李在容) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.68, set at Yancheng Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 367th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2018, he has put 298 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.24 in July 2018 to 8.57, a 35% improvement. Zairong has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.68 | 3.52 | top 3.0% | 367 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 8.57 | 10.60 | top 3.9% | 1,469 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.68 | 7.65 | top 6.2% | 732 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 36.16 | 42.14 | top 7.8% | 808 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 3.53 | 6.87 | top 7.9% | 449 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.02 | 21.96 | top 15.1% | 1,491 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 7.98 | 8.40 | top 15.1% | 328 / 1,843 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.45 | 1:21.62 | top 16.4% | 799 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.57 | 1:34.07 | top 24.7% | 757 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:53.35 | — | top 31.1% | 432 / 1,183 | |
| 7×7 | 4:04.52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 632 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 3:04.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 843 / 1,349 | |
| Square-1 | 40.19 | — | top 65.6% | 1,091 / 1,362 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.70 at Xianju NxN 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at Xianju NxN 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026Six personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Winter 2025.
- 22 Jun 2024Six personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Nanshan Open 2024.
- 24 Aug 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open 2026 · 23 May 2026
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xianju NxN 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Winter 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Nanshan Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018
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.
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ziyi Xu (徐梓翼) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Han Wang (汪涵) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.