People · China
Donghong Lin (林东泓)
3×3 · top 4.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015LIND05
Donghong Lin (林东泓) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.71, set at Jieyang Open 2019, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,599th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since August 2015, he has put 317 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.12 in August 2015 to 8.71, a 34% improvement. Donghong has entered 16 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.71 | 11.48 | top 4.2% | 1,599 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.07 | 20.81 | top 8.2% | 797 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 46.50 | 51.11 | top 20.2% | 2,177 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.27 | 1:31.31 | top 27.1% | 824 / 1,678 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.44 | 11.79 | top 31.5% | 3,468 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 4.44 | 4.98 | top 32.2% | 5,510 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.41 | 1:47.87 | top 34.9% | 1,573 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 7.20 | 11.23 | top 35.2% | 2,144 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:05.54 | — | top 35.3% | 505 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 40.33 | top 37.3% | 409 / 1,058 | |
| Square-1 | 26.95 | 35.74 | top 43.4% | 746 / 1,362 | |
| 6×6 | 3:05.14 | 3:16.57 | top 43.5% | 851 / 1,349 | |
| Clock | 17.07 | 24.83 | top 55.7% | 1,289 / 1,843 | |
| 7×7 | 5:28.75 | 5:38.46 | early days — 3 solves | 1,001 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 27:07 | — | early days — 1 solve | 241 / 278 |
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
- 19 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Jieyang Winter 2020.
- 11 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.71 at Jieyang Open 2019.
- 9 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018.
- 20 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shantou Open 2017.
- 10 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at ZUST Open 2017.
- 7 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Shantou Open 2016.
Competitions
- Jieyang Winter 2020 · 19 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019
- Jieyang Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- ZHBIT Open 2019 · 19 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Jieyang Winter 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Dongguan Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 · 22 Sep 2018
- Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Jieyang Open 2018 · 12 Aug 2018
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017
- Shantou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Side Event 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- ZUST Open 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Shantou Open 2015 · 2 Aug 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.
- Zixuan Liu (刘子瑄) — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.