People · Chinese Taipei
Shih-Yao Lin (林詩堯)
3×3 · top 5.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2008 · 2008LINS01
Shih-Yao Lin (林詩堯) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.25, set at Taiwan Summer Open 2012, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 336th in Chinese Taipei. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2008, he has put 208 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.05 in July 2008 to 9.25, a 29% improvement. He 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 | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.25 | 12.33 | top 5.5% | 336 / 4,369 | |
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 3.76 | top 11.1% | 307 / 1,671 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 40 / 205 | |
| 4×4 | 47.16 | 53.41 | top 21.1% | 428 / 1,079 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.55 | 27.72 | top 30.3% | 390 / 805 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 11.57 | top 32.2% | 443 / 1,017 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.75 | 1:48.43 | top 34.5% | 359 / 640 | |
| Square-1 | 38.83 | 47.32 | top 64.0% | 236 / 323 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:57.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 139 / 149 |
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
- 25 Aug 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.25 at Taiwan Summer Open 2012.
- 6 Feb 2010Five personal bests in one day at Taiwan Winter Open 2010.
- 8 Feb 2009Four personal bests in one day at Taiwan Winter Open 2009.
- 13 Jul 2008First competition: Taiwan Summer Open 2008. A 13.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Taiwan Summer Open 2013 · 17 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Taiwan Summer Open 2012 · 25 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Taiwan Winter Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Taiwan Spring Open 2009 · 31 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwan Winter Open 2009 · 8 Feb 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Taiwan Summer Open 2008 · 13 Jul 2008
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.
- Kuo-Hau Wu (吳國豪) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Che-Ting Chu (朱哲廷) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Han-Cyun Chen (陳翰群) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.25 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.