People · China
Haiyang Lin
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026LINH08
Haiyang Lin has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.40, set at Perth Winter 2026, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,152nd in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since August 2026, he has put 26 official solves on the record across four events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 9.78 | top 8.0% | 1,152 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 15.64 | 23.04 | top 26.6% | 9,958 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.37 | 19.97 | top 83.1% | 8,197 / 10,224 | |
| Clock | 49.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,821 / 1,843 |
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 story so far
- 1 Aug 2026First competition: Perth Winter 2026. A 21.11 3×3 single to start from.
- 1 Aug 2026First sub-20 3×3: 15.64 at Perth Winter 2026.
Competitions
- Perth Winter 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 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.
- Hareeyz Hazree — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sein Kwon — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joshua Hounslow — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.