People · China
Zesen Li (李泽森)
3×3 · top 8.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017LIZE06
Zesen Li (李泽森) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.33, set at Guangdong Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,310th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2017, he has put 43 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.45 in October 2017 to 10.33, a 17% improvement. Zesen 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 | 10.33 | 13.59 | top 8.4% | 3,310 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.43 | 5.50 | top 32.0% | 5,486 / 15,796 |
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
- 1 Oct 2017First competition: China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017. A 13.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026
- Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 · 26 Nov 2023
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 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.
- Yingguang Chen (陈映光) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chan Tak Chuen (陳德泉) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.