People · United States
Kenneth Lin
Pyraminx · top 11.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014LINK02
Kenneth Lin has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.69, set at Changchun Open 2016, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,950th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since November 2014, he has put 86 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.06 in November 2014 to 12.52, a 63% improvement. Kenneth has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.69 | 8.75 | top 11.3% | 2,950 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.52 | 14.53 | top 15.7% | 8,409 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 4.95 | top 21.1% | 8,252 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.21 | 35.98 | top 42.4% | 5,706 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.35 | 10.57 | top 43.9% | 7,719 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.77 | 1:16.96 | top 46.6% | 7,762 / 19,072 |
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
- 30 May 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.68 at BASC 6 2015.
- 19 Apr 2015First sub-20 3×3: 15.27 at SPCS Stanford Spring 2015.
- 19 Apr 2015Three personal bests in one day at SPCS Stanford Spring 2015.
- 21 Feb 2015First sub-30 3×3: 27.63 at Berkeley Winter 2015.
- 21 Feb 2015Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter 2015.
- 23 Nov 2014First competition: Berkeley Fall 2014. A 34.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Changchun Open 2016 · 3 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- BASC 6 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- SPCS Stanford Spring 2015 · 19 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2014 · 23 Nov 2014
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.
- Mitchell Lane — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simon Montrose — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Johnson — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.