People · China
Anson Lin
3×3 · top 0.63% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2011 · 2011LINA01
Anson Lin has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.21, set at Supreme South Open 2018, puts him in the top 0.63% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 235th in China. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2011, he has put 216 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.18 in April 2011 to 6.21, a 32% improvement. Anson 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 | 6.21 | 8.34 | top 0.63% | 235 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.46 | 13.85 | top 1.4% | 125 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 29.31 | 34.13 | top 2.5% | 241 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 2.00 | 3.41 | top 4.8% | 671 / 15,939 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.77 | 1:14.90 | top 10.2% | 515 / 2,857 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.81 | 6.44 | top 18.6% | 2,167 / 10,269 | |
| Square-1 | 18.63 | 35.75 | top 24.9% | 424 / 1,373 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:46.97 | — | early days — 1 solve | 679 / 1,184 |
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
- 7 Dec 2014Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2014.
- 5 Oct 2014Eight personal bests in one day at Hamilton Spring 2014.
- 30 Apr 2011First competition: Auckland Autumn Open 2011. A 9.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Supreme South Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Great South Open 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2014 · 7 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2014 · 5 Oct 2014 — 8 personal bests set
- Auckland Autumn Open 2011 · 30 Apr 2011 — 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.
- David Lim — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Alex Asbery — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Tom Nelson — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 800 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.