People · China
Qiang Lin (林强)
3×3 · top 29.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2007 · 2007QIAN01
Qiang Lin (林强) has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.56, set at Shanghai Open 2008, puts him in the top 29.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,887th in China. Across 3 competitions since December 2007, he has put 62 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.80 in December 2007 to 16.56, a 46% improvement. Qiang 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.56 | 19.60 | top 29.6% | 10,887 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.41 | 30.25 | top 32.6% | 3,143 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 5.86 | 10.07 | top 49.4% | 8,452 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:50.22 | — | top 65.8% | 902 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 17:12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 195 / 278 | |
| 4×4 | 3:25.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,905 / 5,926 |
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
- 30 Aug 2008Four personal bests in one day at Shanghai Open 2008.
- 2 May 2008First sub-30 3×3: 17.05 at Beijing Spring Open 2008.
- 2 May 2008First sub-20 3×3: 17.05 at Beijing Spring Open 2008.
- 2 May 2008Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring Open 2008.
- 15 Dec 2007First competition: Beijing Open 2007. A 30.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shanghai Open 2008 · 30 Aug 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2008 · 2 May 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2007 · 15 Dec 2007
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.
- Timothy Sun — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Peng Li (李鹏) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Lalei Yu (余拉雷) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 4.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.