People · China
Zhiyao Li (李智尧)
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025LIZH03
Zhiyao Li (李智尧) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.22, set at Beijing Autumn Begins 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,175th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2025, he has put 59 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.66 in March 2025 to 8.22, a 56% improvement. Zhiyao 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 | 8.22 | 9.24 | top 3.2% | 1,175 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 3.50 | top 15.8% | 2,521 / 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
- 22 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Autumn Begins 2026.
- 23 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.64 at Beijing Only 3x3 2025.
- 17 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.00 at Beijing Summer 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025First competition: Luoyang Spring 2025. A 18.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Begins 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Only 3x3 2025 · 23 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Luoyang Spring 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
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.
- Youran Shao (邵宥然) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Junhao Zu (祖浚豪) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Zihang Lin (林子杭) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.