People · China
Zhihao Li (李志淏)
3×3 · top 3.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017LIZH19
Zhihao Li (李志淏) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.55, set at Qingdao Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,457th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2017, he has put 206 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.84 in December 2017 to 8.55, a 21% improvement. Zhihao has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.55 | 11.67 | top 3.8% | 1,457 / 28,153 | |
| Megaminx | 57.08 | 1:04.29 | top 8.4% | 211 / 1,678 | |
| 4×4 | 36.96 | 46.53 | top 8.6% | 892 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.42 | 7.29 | top 9.8% | 1,156 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.40 | 23.63 | top 16.2% | 1,598 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 4.88 | 7.60 | top 17.2% | 1,072 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 4.05 | 4.79 | top 27.1% | 4,601 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.57 | 1:38.25 | top 30.3% | 1,370 / 2,816 |
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
- 4 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2019.
- 2 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 25 Mar 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.55 at Qingdao Open 2018.
- 25 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at Qingdao Open 2018.
- 23 Dec 2017First competition: Zibo Open 2017. A 12.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- Hefei Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2017 · 23 Dec 2017 — 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.
- Xingkai Yin (尹星凯) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Chenghao Guo (国成浩) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Ruifeng Huo (霍瑞丰) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 7.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.