People · Chinese Taipei
Ming-Yi Lin (林明毅)
2×2 · top 27.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2008 · 2008LINM02
Ming-Yi Lin (林明毅) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.09, set at Taiwan Autumn Open 2010, puts him in the top 27.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 669th in Chinese Taipei. Across 7 competitions since August 2008, he has put 71 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.36 in August 2008 to 16.53, a 19% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 6.90 | top 27.6% | 669 / 1,669 | |
| 3×3 | 16.53 | 18.30 | top 29.5% | 1,654 / 4,213 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.47 | 48.57 | top 50.0% | 576 / 802 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.61 | 1:21.27 | top 54.8% | 802 / 1,078 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 142 / 204 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.03 | 13.73 | top 67.4% | 768 / 1,016 | |
| 5×5 | 3:24.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 589 / 639 |
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
- 28 Aug 2010Three personal bests in one day at Taiwan Summer Open 2010.
- 5 Sep 2009First sub-20 3×3: 19.36 at Maru Cube Day 2009.
- 24 Aug 2008First competition: South Taiwan Summer Open 2008. A 20.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Taipei Open 2011 · 8 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwan Autumn Open 2010 · 5 Dec 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Taiwan Summer Open 2010 · 28 Aug 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Maru Cube Day 2009 · 5 Sep 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwan Summer Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Taichung Pyraminx Competition 2009 · 28 Jul 2009
- South Taiwan Summer Open 2008 · 24 Aug 2008
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.
- Hsuan Chang (張璿) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chia-Liang Tai (戴嘉良) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hao-Zheng Lin (林浩正) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.