People · New Zealand
Lucas Jinyu Ling
2×2 · top 13.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022LING08
Lucas Jinyu Ling has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.93, set at Twisting in Titirangi 2025, puts him in the top 13.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 261st in New Zealand. Across 4 competitions since December 2022, he has put 84 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Lucas 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.00 | top 13.4% | 261 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 13.11 | 16.44 | top 17.8% | 378 / 2,095 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.93 | 46.71 | top 46.5% | 257 / 600 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.68 | 15.04 | top 65.2% | 817 / 1,141 |
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
- 16 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Twisting in Titirangi 2025.
- 13 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.89 at Auckland Autumn 2023.
- 13 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.89 at Auckland Autumn 2023.
- 13 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Autumn 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2022. A 20.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beachside Auckland 2025 · 20 Sep 2025
- Twisting in Titirangi 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022
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.
- Vira Huang (黃翎溱) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Brandon Harris — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jesse Brooke — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.