People · United States
Kinllen Peng
3×3 · top 8.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015PENG01
Kinllen Peng has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.19, set at NYU Spring 2026, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,492nd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2015, he has put 103 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.62 in June 2015 to 10.19, a 55% improvement. Kinllen has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.19 | 11.97 | top 8.1% | 4,492 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 38.25 | 44.32 | top 10.1% | 1,531 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 3.58 | 4.83 | top 21.2% | 8,438 / 41,674 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.65 | 1:41.79 | top 28.7% | 2,284 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.50 | 12.18 | top 40.6% | 11,805 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 8.38 | 12.56 | top 44.2% | 7,885 / 19,164 |
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 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at NYU Spring 2026.
- 16 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019.
- 25 Jun 2016First sub-20 3×3: 14.23 at Indiana 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.23 at Indiana 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016Five personal bests in one day at Indiana 2016.
- 12 Jun 2015First competition: Indiana 2015. A 22.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NYU Spring 2026 · 5 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015
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.
- Mark Boyanowski — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Noah Simcox — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- John Brechon — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 8.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.