People · Chinese Taipei
Tai-Ming Lin (林泰銘)
2×2 · top 17.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022LINT03
Tai-Ming Lin (林泰銘) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.27, set at Maru Cube Day 2023, puts him in the top 17.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 450th in Chinese Taipei. Across 7 competitions since November 2022, he has put 123 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.32 in November 2022 to 14.20, a 42% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 5.34 | top 17.4% | 450 / 1,669 | |
| 3×3 | 14.20 | 16.14 | top 21.7% | 1,259 / 4,213 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.69 | 9.49 | top 33.6% | 461 / 1,016 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.84 | — | top 38.5% | 637 / 1,078 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 728 / 802 | |
| Skewb | 13.41 | 16.81 | top 72.4% | 582 / 699 | |
| 5×5 | 3:09.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 579 / 639 | |
| Clock | 30.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 322 / 366 |
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 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Shin Kong Cube Open - Taichung 2025.
- 3 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2024.
- 3 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Taichung Open 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day 2023.
- 18 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.88 at Taiwan Cubing Challenge 2023.
- 20 Nov 2022First competition: Yunlin Winter Open 2022. A 24.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Shin Kong Cube Open - Taichung 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Taichung Open 2024 · 3 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Maru Cube Day 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiwan Cubing Challenge 2023 · 18 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Yunlin Winter Open 2022 · 20 Nov 2022
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.
- Chuan-Chen Ho (何權宸) — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chia-Leo Lin (林珈樂) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ting-Xian Lin (林廷縣) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.