People · Chinese Taipei

Bo-Yu Lin (林柏佑)

2×2 · top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018LINB02

Bo-Yu Lin (林柏佑) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.94, set at Maru Cube Day 2019, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 114th in Chinese Taipei. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since May 2018, he has put 434 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.16 in May 2018 to 10.54, a 50% improvement. He has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2

best event — top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time

1.94

signature single · Maru Cube Day 2019

434

official solves on the record

11%

solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 87% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked

Event	PB single	PB average		Chinese Taipei
2×2	1.94	4.48	top 4.4%	114 / 1,669
3×3	10.54	11.86	top 9.1%	542 / 4,213
Pyraminx	4.35	6.39	top 9.4%	146 / 1,016
4×4	39.44	46.15	top 11.5%	260 / 1,078
Skewb	4.96	7.57	top 17.8%	181 / 699
Square-1	16.29	20.53	top 19.3%	88 / 323
5×5	1:20.31	1:28.28	top 19.3%	243 / 639
3×3 one-handed	19.96	22.41	top 20.4%	261 / 802
3×3 blindfolded	1:24.04	1:48.40	top 21.0%	32 / 147
Megaminx	1:26.03	1:35.13	top 25.6%	149 / 362
7×7	3:45.90	3:58.02	top 25.6%	112 / 252
6×6	2:37.36	2:54.52	top 29.4%	150 / 292
3×3 Multi-Blind	4 of 4 cubes · 30:18	—	early days — 2 solves	18 / 54
Clock	13.79	16.71	top 42.9%	195 / 366
3×3 Fewest Moves	44 moves	47.33	early days — 3 solves	135 / 204
4×4 blindfolded	13:11.00	—	early days — 2 solves	15 / 24
5×5 blindfolded	43:43.00	—	early days — 1 solve	13 / 13

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

29 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Zhuyuangang Open 2020.
6 Jul 2019Six personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day 2019.
26 May 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Chien Kuo Cubing Party 2019.
31 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Taipei Almost Without NxN 2019.
18 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 13.01 at Taipei Winter Open 2018.
18 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.01 at Taipei Winter Open 2018.

Competitions

Penghu Spring Cube Open 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
Taiwan Championship 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
Yunlin Winter Open 2022 · 20 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
Taiwan Open 2022 · 14 Jan 2022 — 1 personal best set
Zhuyuangang Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
Taiwan Championship 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
Maru Cube Day 2019 · 6 Jul 2019 — 6 personal bests set
Chien Kuo Cubing Party 2019 · 26 May 2019 — 8 personal bests set
Taipei Almost Without NxN 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
Taipei Winter Open 2018 · 18 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
CK Cubing Party 2018 · 27 May 2018

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.

Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Chia-Leo Lin (林珈樂) — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
Ho Hsieh (謝合) — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 3 times

Next targets

A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.54 away.

Targets move as he improves.