People · China
Lihan Lin
3×3 · top 21.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022LINL05
Lihan Lin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.12, set at New Zealand Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 21.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,244th in China. Across 2 competitions since December 2022, he has put 20 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.15 in December 2022 to 14.12, a 36% improvement. Lihan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.12 | 16.29 | top 21.4% | 8,244 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 5.50 | 6.19 | top 45.3% | 7,772 / 15,796 |
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
- 12 Dec 2025First sub-20 3×3: 14.32 at New Zealand Nationals 2025.
- 12 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.32 at New Zealand Nationals 2025.
- 9 Dec 2022First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2022. A 22.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022
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.
- Pavan Kumar Ram Balaji — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Thomas Kilbey — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Justin Zhang — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.12 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.