People · United States
David Lin
3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015LIND04
David Lin has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.93, set at Michigan 2019, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,539th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2015, he has put 214 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.81 in July 2015 to 7.93, a 38% improvement. David has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 7.93 | 9.66 | top 2.7% | 1,539 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.83 | 15.18 | top 2.8% | 437 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 38.14 | 45.57 | top 9.9% | 1,481 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.64 | 1:36.64 | top 22.9% | 1,784 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:06.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 739 / 2,092 | |
| 2×2 | 5.85 | 8.39 | top 49.3% | 20,034 / 40,951 |
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
- 9 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Michigan 2019.
- 9 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2019.
- 29 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 26 Mar 2016Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2016.
- 10 Jul 2015First competition: Michigan 2015. A 15.44 3×3 single to start from.
- 10 Jul 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.81 at Michigan 2015.
Competitions
- New York Championship 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2019 · 9 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2015 · 10 Jul 2015 — 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.
- James Hildreth — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Blake Thompson — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Nathan Dwyer — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.