People · China
Lingkai Hu (胡凌恺)
Skewb · top 4.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015HULI01
Lingkai Hu (胡凌恺) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.79, set at Jinhua Open 2016, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 216th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2015, he has put 184 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.26 in August 2015 to 2.58, a 59% improvement. Lingkai 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.79 | 4.46 | top 4.0% | 216 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 4.94 | top 9.7% | 1,465 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 12.54 | 16.41 | top 15.8% | 6,201 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.96 | 25.32 | top 20.4% | 2,027 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.27 | 7.98 | top 22.0% | 2,516 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.45 | — | top 47.3% | 4,355 / 5,926 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Lishui University Open 2018.
- 1 Oct 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.24 at Asian Championship 2016.
- 6 Aug 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.70 at Jinhua Open 2016.
- 6 Aug 2016Eight personal bests in one day at Jinhua Open 2016.
- 8 Aug 2015First competition: Wuxi Open 2015. A 22.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lishui University Open 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Wenzhou Open 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Jinhua Open 2016 · 6 Aug 2016 — 8 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Peiran Li (李沛燃) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Qiuhao Qian (潜秋豪) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.