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Zhaokun Li (李昭昆)

3×3 · top 0.0031% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024LIZH03

Zhaokun Li (李昭昆) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 3.32, set at Zhanjiang Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.0031% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6th in China. Until June 2023, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 42 competitions since April 2024, he has put 961 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 5.18 in April 2024 to 3.32, a 36% improvement. Zhaokun has entered 42 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 0.0031% of 288,433 all-time
3.32
signature single · Zhanjiang Open 2026
961
official solves on the record
14%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 75% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingChina
3×33.324.34
top 0.0031%6 / 28,499
4×423.8929.33
top 0.48%47 / 5,999
3×3 one-handed9.0811.94
top 0.55%47 / 5,994
2×21.212.86
top 1.1%120 / 15,939

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

Shenyang Spring 2024: 5.18Zibo Open 2024: 4.33Guiyang Open 2024: 4.89Tianjin Open 2024: 4.58Dandong Yalu River Open 2024: 4.78Dalian Open 2024: 4.77Xuzhou Autumn 2024: 4.72Harbin Open 2024: 4.70Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024: 4.44Beijing Winter 2025: 4.37Chongqing New Year 2025: 4.52Chengdu Spring Open 2025: 5.06Luoyang Spring 2025: 3.87Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025: 4.75Shenyang Spring 2025: 4.54Nanchang Spring 2025: 4.41Beijing Summer 2025: 4.67Lishui Open 2025: 4.23Yancheng Open 2025: 4.53Zibo Open 2025: 5.13Korea Open 2025: 4.56Shenyang Autumn 2025: 4.39Zhengzhou Zest 2025: 4.22Beijing Winter 2026: 3.39Yancheng Spring Open 2026: 3.80Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026: 3.66Start of Summer Beijing 2026: 3.61Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026: 4.39Huanggang Open 2026: 3.72Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 I 2026: 4.08Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 II 2026: 4.04Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 III 2026: 4.37Weihai Open 2026: 3.62Nanchang Summer 2026: 3.73Jiajiang Open 2026: 4.11Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026: 4.23Maoming Open 2026: 4.12Zhanjiang Open 2026: 3.32Korea Open 2026: 4.17Beijing Autumn Begins 2026: 4.28Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026: 3.41Guangzhou Grand Open 2026: 3.593.325.185 Apr 20245 Oct 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 3×3 single — 4 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
  • A sub-20 4×4 single — 46 people have one; it is 3.89 away.

Targets move as he improves.