People · Panama
Lynette Alicia Chan Zhu
2×2 · top 4.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022ZHUL01
Lynette Alicia Chan Zhu has been competing for 5 years. Her best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.00, set at UTP Speedcubing Open 2026, puts her in the top 4.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9th in Panama. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2022, she has put 168 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 18.58 in March 2022 to 9.37, a 50% improvement. Lynette 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 | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.00 | 4.71 | top 4.8% | 9 / 192 | |
| 3×3 | 9.37 | 11.07 | top 5.8% | 20 / 283 | |
| Skewb | 4.79 | 9.61 | top 16.7% | 17 / 68 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.60 | 1:39.96 | top 26.7% | 14 / 42 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.27 | 27.04 | top 29.6% | 30 / 80 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 10.04 | top 32.2% | 38 / 110 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.70 | 1:59.09 | top 43.2% | 19 / 38 |
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 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026.
- 2 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at UTP Speedcubing Open 2026.
- 2 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at UTP Speedcubing Open 2026.
- 11 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at Panama Nationals 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.86 at Pre-Nacionales UP 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Six personal bests in one day at Pre-Nacionales UP 2023.
Competitions
- Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- UTP Speedcubing Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2023 · 11 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Pre-Nacionales UP 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Back To Cubing Chiriquí 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 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 her.
- Egdar Castillo — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ezequiel Cedeño — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Egdar Antonio Castillo Gonzalez — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
Targets move as she improves.