People · China
Zhiyao Li (李治尧)
3×3 · top 5.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025LIZH10
Zhiyao Li (李治尧) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.32, set at Wuhu Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,177th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2025, he has put 62 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.63 in August 2025 to 9.32, a 47% improvement. Zhiyao has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.32 | 11.24 | top 5.6% | 2,177 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.03 | 4.56 | top 14.6% | 2,296 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.90 | 28.12 | top 25.7% | 2,532 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,344 / 5,926 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.32 at Wuhu Open 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.60 at Beijing Winter 2026.
- 10 Aug 2025First competition: Zibo Open 2025. A 17.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Begins 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- Wuhu Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026
- Beijing Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2025 · 10 Aug 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.
- Yihan Shen (申忆寒) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.