People · United States
Roger Lin
2×2 · top 3.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024LINR01
Roger Lin has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.85, set at Great Peconic Bay 2026, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,513th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2024, he has put 125 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.29 in June 2024 to 9.36, a 49% improvement. Roger has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.85 | 2.23 | top 3.9% | 1,513 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.36 | 10.99 | top 5.7% | 3,198 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 37.37 | 41.64 | top 9.1% | 1,364 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.79 | 1:31.19 | top 23.9% | 1,854 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 5.95 | 6.29 | top 25.4% | 4,116 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.48 | 8.37 | top 31.8% | 8,895 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.48 | 30.00 | top 45.4% | 6,160 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,227 / 7,841 |
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
- 5 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at NYU Spring 2026.
- 5 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at NYU Spring 2026.
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.65 at Great Peconic Bay 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Great Peconic Bay 2025.
- 1 Jun 2024First competition: Cubes on the Bayside Summer 2024. A 18.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Great Peconic Bay 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NYU Spring 2026 · 5 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Brookhaven Summer 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Great Peconic Bay 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubes on the Bayside Summer 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
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.
- Milan Vincent Andric — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zalan Tarjan — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Nathan Evan Sherman — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.