People · United States
Lincoln Kim
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026KIML02
Lincoln Kim has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.99, set at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,598th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2026, he has put 288 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.33 in February 2026 to 7.99, a 14% improvement. Lincoln has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.99 | 9.82 | top 2.8% | 1,598 / 59,724 | |
| 7×7 | 2:35.56 | 2:55.40 | top 4.7% | 126 / 3,184 | |
| 4×4 | 33.09 | 38.28 | top 5.0% | 782 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 59.32 | 1:06.44 | top 5.2% | 429 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 1:47.72 | 1:55.40 | top 6.3% | 216 / 4,196 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 5.58 | top 17.9% | 7,011 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.24 | 12.15 | top 21.8% | 5,830 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 6.02 | 12.16 | top 25.9% | 4,211 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.55 | 1:39.03 | top 27.3% | 1,884 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.77 | 27.31 | top 30.8% | 3,992 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 12.07 | 13.46 | top 35.3% | 2,797 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 35.07 | 1:07.29 | top 58.5% | 3,862 / 6,743 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at Brown County Big Cubes 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026First competition: Vanderbilt Winter 2026. A 11.05 3×3 single to start from.
- 14 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at Vanderbilt Winter 2026.
Competitions
- 4x4 Off US-40 IL 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Summer Mini 2026 · 26 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cookeville Cube Challenge 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Franklin 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Brown County Big Cubes 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Vanderbilt Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 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.
- Eli Parker — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Katie Hull — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Justin Barker — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
- A sub-2:00 7×7 single — 83 people have one; it is 35.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.