People · Canada
James Lin
2×2 · top 14.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025LINJ04
James Lin has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.04, set at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026, puts him in the top 14.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 998th in Canada. Across 3 competitions since April 2025, he has put 69 official solves on the record across eight events. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.04 | 4.83 | top 14.8% | 998 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 14.46 | 17.87 | top 22.7% | 2,201 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.38 | 14.08 | top 48.1% | 2,292 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.09 | 37.94 | top 51.5% | 1,201 / 2,632 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.05 | 1:28.22 | top 52.6% | 1,468 / 3,180 | |
| Skewb | 10.22 | 16.26 | top 56.3% | 1,564 / 2,928 | |
| Square-1 | 1:24.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 909 / 973 | |
| Clock | 54.35 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,032 / 1,057 |
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
- 3 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.46 at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026.
- 3 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026.
- 19 Apr 2025First competition: Aldergrove Clock Fest 2025. A 15.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026 · 3 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Warm Up Vancouver 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Aldergrove Clock Fest 2025 · 19 Apr 2025
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.
- Nathan Siwen Wang (王思文) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Reese Pimentel — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tonnam Tantikamnerdkul (ต้นน้ำ ตันติกำเนิดกุล) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.