People · China
Penghe Lin (林鹏河)
Pyraminx · top 6.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016LINP04
Penghe Lin (林鹏河) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.75, set at Fuzhou Open 2017, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 767th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2016, he has put 247 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.51 in December 2016 to 11.41, a 26% improvement. Penghe has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.75 | 7.82 | top 6.5% | 767 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 11.41 | 13.81 | top 11.8% | 4,660 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.97 | 4.95 | top 13.9% | 2,167 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 42.46 | 44.98 | top 15.0% | 1,623 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.87 | 1:35.17 | top 25.5% | 789 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.44 | 1:41.07 | top 30.2% | 1,364 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:54.74 | 2:27.07 | top 31.6% | 446 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.80 | 28.47 | top 33.7% | 3,221 / 5,922 | |
| 7×7 | 4:18.58 | 4:21.13 | top 37.1% | 714 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 2:52.86 | 3:01.89 | top 37.4% | 767 / 1,349 | |
| Skewb | 8.22 | 11.36 | top 43.0% | 2,527 / 5,004 | |
| Square-1 | 26.89 | 32.71 | top 43.3% | 743 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | 54.00 | early days — 3 solves | 892 / 1,058 | |
| Clock | 26.73 | 28.78 | top 79.8% | 1,647 / 1,843 |
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
- 24 Nov 2018Five personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Open 2018.
- 5 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Autumn 2017.
- 19 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Quanzhou Side Event 2017.
- 28 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.84 at Fuzhou Open 2017.
- 28 May 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Open 2017.
- 18 Dec 2016First competition: Quanzhou Open 2016. A 15.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fuzhou Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Open 2018 · 16 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Autumn 2017 · 5 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Side Event 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2017 · 28 May 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Open 2016 · 18 Dec 2016
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.
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Chengzhang Lin (林成璋) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.