People · China
Zixiong Li (李紫雄)
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024LIZI08
Zixiong Li (李紫雄) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.25, set at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,208th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2024, he has put 164 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.52 in July 2024 to 8.25, a 53% improvement. Zixiong 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 | 8.25 | 11.31 | top 3.2% | 1,208 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 3.41 | 4.63 | top 7.2% | 400 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.16 | 4.69 | top 8.5% | 1,018 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 4.05 | top 8.5% | 1,255 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.53 | 18.62 | top 11.4% | 1,121 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 41.74 | 45.87 | top 14.2% | 1,533 / 5,926 | |
| Clock | 7.80 | 11.32 | top 14.2% | 302 / 1,843 | |
| Square-1 | 22.87 | 32.61 | top 34.4% | 583 / 1,362 | |
| Megaminx | 2:23.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,429 / 1,678 |
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 2026Three personal bests in one day at Jiajiang Open 2026.
- 5 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Chengdu Embracing Summer 2026.
- 4 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.17 at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026.
- 4 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026.
- 8 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Spring Open 2025.
- 12 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.22 at Chongqing New Year 2025.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Embracing Summer 2026 · 5 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Chengdu Spring Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing New Year 2025 · 12 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024
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.
- Yanchen Long (龙彦辰) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yuxuan Wang (王语萱) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Shuai Liu (刘帅) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.