People · China
Linmin Huang (黄林敏)
3×3 · top 4.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017HUAN48
Linmin Huang (黄林敏) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.76, set at Fuzhou Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,645th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2017, he has put 73 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.94 in July 2017 to 8.76, a 27% improvement. Linmin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.76 | 11.24 | top 4.3% | 1,645 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.72 | 6.09 | top 11.5% | 1,376 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.62 | 19.72 | top 14.1% | 1,407 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 43.34 | 47.34 | top 16.2% | 1,757 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.98 | 6.49 | top 39.1% | 6,744 / 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
- 17 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.76 at Fuzhou Open 2026.
- 21 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Longyan Open 2019.
- 9 Jul 2017First competition: Longyan Summer Open 2017. A 13.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fuzhou Summer 2026 · 23 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Fuzhou Open 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Longyan Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Longyan Summer Open 2017 · 9 Jul 2017 — 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.
- Jiahua Zhang (张家骅) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Qifeng Wang (王祺丰) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jianyan Ou (欧鉴言) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.