People · China
Lin Tao (陶林)
3×3 · top 9.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008TAOL01
Lin Tao (陶林) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.66, set at Hangzhou Open 2010, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,695th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2008, he has put 90 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.52 in November 2008 to 10.66, a 21% improvement. Lin 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.66 | 12.54 | top 9.4% | 3,695 / 28,153 | |
| Square-1 | 17.33 | 19.46 | top 21.7% | 350 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.71 | 45.14 | top 60.3% | 4,893 / 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
- 31 Jan 2010Three personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2010.
- 2 Nov 2008First competition: Beijing Fall Open 2008. A 15.21 3×3 single to start from.
- 2 Nov 2008First sub-15 3×3: 13.52 at Beijing Fall Open 2008.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open 2010 · 31 Jan 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Open 2009 · 6 Dec 2009
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Fall Open 2008 · 2 Nov 2008 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Shenjia Zhang (张砷镓) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-15 Square-1 single — 4,160 people have one; it is 2.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.