People · China
Lin Chen (陈林)
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019CHEN61
Lin Chen (陈林) has been competing for 7 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.53, set at Shambala Cubing Day 2023, puts her in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,391st in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since April 2019, she has put 232 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Her 3×3 best has come down from 27.22 in April 2019 to 9.53, a 65% improvement. Lin has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.53 | 13.81 | top 6.2% | 2,391 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.22 | 5.45 | top 8.8% | 1,053 / 10,224 | |
| Clock | 6.65 | 8.41 | top 9.7% | 209 / 1,843 | |
| 2×2 | 2.94 | 4.91 | top 13.6% | 2,105 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 50.81 | 1:03.67 | top 25.7% | 2,723 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.94 | 1:57.34 | top 38.3% | 1,728 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 11.40 | 20.47 | top 63.0% | 3,421 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.89 | 1:03.45 | top 73.7% | 5,472 / 5,922 |
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
- 6 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Shambala Cubing Day 2023.
- 6 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Shambala Cubing Day 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.32 at Hong Kong Cube Day 2023.
- 28 Feb 2021First sub-20 3×3: 19.30 at Guangzhou Panyu Afternoon 2021.
- 13 Apr 2019First competition: CCC Open Moscow 2019. A 27.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Suankularb Open 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Thailand Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Hanoi Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023
- Vietnam Championship 2023 · 14 Jul 2023
- Hong Kong Small Cube Day 2023 · 26 May 2023
- Shambala Cubing Day 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Guilin Open 2021 · 16 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021 · 28 Mar 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Panyu Afternoon 2021 · 28 Feb 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Good Morning 2021 · 9 Jan 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Moscow 2019 · 28 Jun 2019
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
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 her.
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chisanupong Chulasereekul (ชิษณุพงศ์ จุฬาเสรีกุล) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Anukun Supcharoenkun (อนุกูล ทรัพย์เจริญกุล) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as she improves.