People · United States
Daniel Lin
3×3 blindfolded · top 0.67% of 12,178 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016LIND01
Daniel Lin has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 17.28, set at Minnesota Cube Melt 2019, puts him in the top 0.67% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20th in the United States. Until September 2018, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since January 2016, he has put 134 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.34 in January 2016 to 8.16, a 43% improvement. Daniel has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 17.28 | — | top 0.67% | 20 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.72 | 17.34 | top 2.7% | 421 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 8.16 | 10.17 | top 3.1% | 1,743 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 28 moves | 30.33 | top 9.9% | 229 / 2,040 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:45.87 | — | early days — 1 solve | 52 / 440 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 3.95 | top 15.8% | 6,173 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 5.04 | 6.76 | top 18.5% | 2,940 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 45.24 | 50.00 | top 18.6% | 2,816 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.37 | 1:53.29 | top 34.9% | 2,766 / 9,401 |
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
- 26 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2019.
- 15 Dec 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.16 at Mega Minnesota Winter 2018.
- 15 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Mega Minnesota Winter 2018.
- 3 Jan 2016First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 8 2016. A 14.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SacQuiet Fall 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2020 · 18 Jan 2020
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC Americas 2018 · 4 Nov 2018
- Mini Minnesota Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Cupertino 2018 · 15 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Mental Breakdown Minnesota 2018 · 7 Jul 2018
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2018 · 15 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 2018
- Berkeley Summer 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- 6.25 Bay Area 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 10 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet Berkeley 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 8 2016 · 3 Jan 2016
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.
- Riley Woo — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Walker Welch — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 blindfolded single — 19 people have one; it is 2.28 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.