People · Canada
Nicholas Lin
2×2 · top 7.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026LINN01
Nicholas Lin has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at Open de Gatineau 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 468th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2026, he has put 36 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.02 in January 2026 to 17.60, a 16% improvement. Nicholas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 5.25 | top 7.2% | 468 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 17.60 | 22.44 | top 33.0% | 3,247 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.97 | 15.34 | top 77.7% | 3,934 / 4,913 | |
| 4×4 | 2:21.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,807 / 3,180 |
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
- 12 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.60 at Ottawa Spring 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026First competition: Ottawa 3x3x3 Winter C 2026. A 25.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ottawa Spring 2026 · 12 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Open de Gatineau 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ottawa 3x3x3 Winter C 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 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.
- Andrew Gervais — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Dirdh Modi — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- William Bellerive-Kammann — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.