People · China
Zimu Li (李子沐)
2×2 · top 1.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026LIZI03
Zimu Li (李子沐) has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.37, set at Foshan Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 190th in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2026, he has put 76 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 1.62 in February 2026 to 1.37, a 15% improvement. Zimu has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.37 | 3.21 | top 1.6% | 190 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 8.79 | 10.47 | top 4.4% | 1,676 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.78 | 17.79 | top 9.7% | 942 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.15 | 10.89 | top 37.4% | 4,071 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,977 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 8.04 | 11.32 | top 41.6% | 2,456 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Foshan Open 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.97 at Zhuhai Pi Day 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026First competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026. A 11.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
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.
- Haohan Zheng (郑皓涵) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Weikang Zheng (郑炜康) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.