People · China
Zhi Li (李志)
3×3 · top 0.43% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016LIZH05
Zhi Li (李志) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.90, set at Xuzhou Open 2025, puts him in the top 0.43% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 167th in China. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since August 2016, he has put 708 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 7.39 in August 2016 to 5.90, a 20% improvement. Zhi has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 5.90 | 7.73 | top 0.43% | 167 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 25.07 | 32.77 | top 0.71% | 66 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.43 | 13.81 | top 2.3% | 188 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 55.85 | 1:07.27 | top 3.7% | 168 / 2,816 | |
| 2×2 | 2.00 | 3.25 | top 4.7% | 656 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.66 | 7.47 | top 11.2% | 1,326 / 10,224 | |
| 7×7 | 3:30.83 | 3:37.42 | top 20.1% | 412 / 1,261 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.83 | 1:24.35 | top 20.4% | 612 / 1,678 | |
| 6×6 | 2:23.84 | 2:35.07 | top 22.5% | 495 / 1,349 | |
| Skewb | 5.92 | 7.74 | top 25.1% | 1,554 / 5,004 |
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
- 6 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Weihai Open 2019.
- 31 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Qingdao Spring 2019.
- 1 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Zibo Open 2018.
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Weihai Open 2018.
- 7 Aug 2016First competition: Linyi Open 2016. A 10.29 3×3 single to start from.
- 7 Aug 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Linyi Open 2016.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Zest 2025 · 27 Dec 2025
- Xuzhou Open 2025 · 16 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021 · 20 Jun 2021
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom PM 2021 · 11 Apr 2021
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Heze Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Qingdao Spring 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Winter 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2017 · 23 Dec 2017
- Jinan Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 4 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.
- Zihan Zhang (张子涵) — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 40 times · head to head
- Xingkai Yin (尹星凯) — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 344 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.