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Paul Leonidas Lin
3×3 · top 51.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2004 · 2004LINP01
Paul Leonidas Lin has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.51, set at Caltech Fall competition 2005, puts him in the top 51.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 30,086th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since July 2004, he has put 30 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.34 in July 2004 to 24.51, a 24% improvement. Paul 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 24.51 | 26.49 | top 51.5% | 30,086 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 2:30.13 | 2:51.58 | top 91.8% | 17,555 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:23.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,453 / 15,683 |
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
- 22 Oct 2005Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall competition 2005.
- 16 Apr 2005First sub-30 3×3: 27.66 at Caltech Spring competition 2005.
- 10 Jul 2004First competition: US Nationals 2004. A 32.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Caltech Fall competition 2005 · 22 Oct 2005 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring competition 2005 · 16 Apr 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall competition 2004 · 16 Oct 2004 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2004 · 10 Jul 2004
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.
- Sunil Pedapudi — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Frank Chang — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Parker Gaitley — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.51 away.
- A sub-2:00 4×4 single — 68,574 people have one; it is 30.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.