People · China
Kaiqi Lin (林楷棋)
2×2 · top 1.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017LINK03
Kaiqi Lin (林楷棋) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.39, set at Xiamen Open 2019, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 201st in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2017, he has put 178 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.27 in October 2017 to 1.39, an 85% improvement. Kaiqi has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.39 | 3.94 | top 1.7% | 201 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 10.38 | 12.74 | top 8.6% | 3,434 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.32 | 8.55 | top 15.2% | 1,813 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.70 | 27.02 | top 25.3% | 2,523 / 5,994 | |
| Skewb | 6.05 | 10.46 | top 26.2% | 1,642 / 5,030 | |
| 4×4 | 53.94 | 59.02 | top 29.6% | 3,089 / 5,999 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Jul 2019Five personal bests in one day at Longyan Open 2019.
- 9 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.76 at Xiamen Open 2018.
- 9 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Xiamen Open 2018.
- 12 May 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.36 at Fujian Championship 2018.
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fujian Championship 2018.
- 15 Oct 2017First competition: Xiamen Autumn 2017. A 26.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xiamen Winter 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xiamen Autumn 2019 · 6 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Longyan Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2018 · 9 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhangzhou Open 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Fujian Championship 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Xiamen Autumn 2017 · 15 Oct 2017
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.
- Jianyan Ou (欧鉴言) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Chenge Liu (刘晨舸) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.