People · China
Kaijun Lin (林恺俊)
4×4 blindfolded · top 0.23% of 2,174 all-time · competing since May 2013 · 2013LINK01
Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 4×4 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 1:09.98, set at Please Be Quiet Bukit Jalil 2023, puts him in the top 0.23% of the 2,174 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in China. Until July 2019, no official 4×4 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 110 competitions since May 2013, he has put 2,309 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.94 in May 2013 to 5.91, a 41% improvement. Kaijun has entered 110 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:09.98 | 1:20.08 | top 0.23% | 1 / 149 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 2:39.12 | 2:49.17 | top 0.35% | 1 / 95 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 16.09 | 18.40 | top 0.39% | 5 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 | 5.91 | 7.47 | top 0.44% | 170 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 30 of 30 cubes · 54:11 | — | top 1.5% | 3 / 278 | |
| 2×2 | 1.47 | 2.98 | top 2.0% | 234 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.76 | 13.37 | top 2.7% | 231 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.86 | 3.95 | top 3.2% | 370 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 43.54 | 45.46 | top 16.5% | 1,778 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.75 | 1:31.88 | top 19.7% | 935 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.97 | 1:56.93 | top 35.1% | 1,040 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 41.33 | early days — 3 solves | 459 / 1,058 |
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
- 5 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Winter is Coming 2016.
- 1 Oct 2013Four personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2013.
- 22 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013.
- 1 May 2013First competition: Guangzhou Rubik's Cube Day 2013. A 9.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Blindfolded 2026 · 31 May 2026
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
- Please Be Quiet Quanzhou 2025 · 21 Dec 2025
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024
- Guangzhou Quiet Day 2024 · 17 Aug 2024
- Please Be Quiet Xi'an 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Selangor Big & Blind 2023 · 30 Jul 2023
- Please Be Quiet Bukit Jalil 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- May MBLD Madness Singapore 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021 · 20 Jun 2021
- Guilin Open 2021 · 16 May 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2021 · 1 May 2021
- Beijing Spring Special 2021 · 3 Apr 2021
- Shenzhen Good Afternoon 2021 · 9 Jan 2021
- Nanchang Good Afternoon 2021 · 2 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou 3x3 BLD and FMC 2020 · 12 Dec 2020
- Selangor Cube Open 2019 · 27 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Big 'n Blind Guangzhou 2019 · 8 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Thailand Championship 2019 · 15 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Philippine Championship 2019 · 27 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet Merdeka 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019
- Hefei Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet Beijing 2019 · 15 Jun 2019
- ZHBIT Open 2019 · 19 May 2019
- Shanghai Memory Nightmare 2019 · 20 Apr 2019
- Weihai Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019
- GDSY Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019
- Shenzhen 3x3 Days 2019 · 2 Mar 2019
- Singapore Cube Championship 2019 · 23 Feb 2019
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2019 · 26 Jan 2019
- Big 'n Blind Guangzhou 2018 · 9 Dec 2018
- Wuhu Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018
- Hangzhou Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018
- Philippine Championship 2018 · 28 Sep 2018
- Jieyang Open 2018 · 12 Aug 2018
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018
- Wuxi Try to Get a Mean 2018 · 14 Jul 2018
- Please Be Quiet Beijing 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- YJ Fest 2018 · 18 May 2018
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Kansai Open 2018 · 31 Mar 2018
- GDSY Open 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
- Hangzhou Spring 2018 · 17 Mar 2018
- Jakarta Mini Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018
- Singapore Cube Championship 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Chongqing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017
- Heilongjiang Colleges Open 2017 · 17 Dec 2017
- Big 'n Blind 2017 · 10 Dec 2017
- Dalian Winter 2017 · 3 Dec 2017
- WHU Rubik's Cube Days 2017 · 25 Nov 2017
- Nanchang Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017
- Nanjing Autumn 2017 · 4 Nov 2017
- Guilin Open 2017 · 29 Oct 2017
- Xiamen Autumn 2017 · 15 Oct 2017
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017
- Beijing Ten Years Open 2017 · 17 Sep 2017
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
- Inner Mongolia Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Quanzhou Open 2017 · 2 Jul 2017
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- ZUST Open 2017 · 10 Jun 2017
- Zhuhai Open 2017 · 29 May 2017
- Wuhan NxN Open 2017 · 20 May 2017
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017
- Nanchang Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- ZUA Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017
- Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2017 · 19 Mar 2017
- Dongguan Open 2017 · 22 Jan 2017
- Xi'an New Year 2017 · 2 Jan 2017
- Big 'n Blind 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Winter is Coming 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- TKK Open 2016 · 16 Oct 2016
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Open 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cube of Odd Numbers 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- One Night in Beijing 2016 · 28 May 2016
- Nanjing Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- Huizhou Open 2016 · 3 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Quiet AnHui University 2016 · 27 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Rubik's Cube Days 2016 · 5 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016
- Nanchang Winter 2015 · 27 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Parity Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2015 · 17 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2015 · 12 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou SYSU Open 2015 · 6 Jun 2015
- Fuzhou Open 2015 · 24 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube of Prime Numbers 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Wenzhou Open 2015 · 26 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou More Fun Site 2015 · 15 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou New Year's Cube Day 2015 · 1 Jan 2015
- Guangdong Open 2014 · 1 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Wushan Open 2014 · 18 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Small Cubes 2014 · 12 Jan 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2013 · 1 Oct 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2013 · 27 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013 · 22 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Rubik's Cube Day 2013 · 1 May 2013
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.
- Xin Shi (石欣) — met in 182 rounds, finished ahead 166 times · head to head
- Yucheng Chen (陈裕铖) — met in 172 rounds, finished ahead 138 times · head to head
- Shenghai Fang (方胜海) — met in 165 rounds, finished ahead 153 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 4×4 blindfolded single — 1 people have one; it is 9.98 away.
- A sub-2:00 5×5 blindfolded single — 1 people have one; it is 39.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.