People · China
Canlin Zhai (翟灿林)
3×3 · top 2.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016ZHAI01
Canlin Zhai (翟灿林) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.06, set at Shantou Open 2017, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,049th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2016, he has put 92 official solves on the record across three 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 12.53 in January 2016 to 8.06, a 36% improvement. Canlin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.06 | 10.47 | top 2.9% | 1,049 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 3.88 | top 9.6% | 1,445 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.95 | 18.17 | top 10.1% | 985 / 5,922 |
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
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.06 at Shantou Open 2017.
- 31 Jan 2016First competition: Dongguan Open 2016. A 15.49 3×3 single to start from.
- 31 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.53 at Dongguan Open 2016.
Competitions
- Dongguan Summer 2019 · 4 Aug 2019
- Dongguan Open 2018 · 4 Mar 2018
- Shantou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dongguan Open 2016 · 31 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Jianhua Yin (尹建桦) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Yuxuan Guo (郭雨轩) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.