People · United States
Timothy Lin
3×3 · top 12.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2012 · 2012LINT01
Timothy Lin has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.54, set at SBU Fall 2019, puts him in the top 12.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,615th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since April 2012, he has put 112 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.63 in April 2012 to 11.54, a 41% improvement. Timothy 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.54 | 15.86 | top 12.3% | 6,615 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 45.47 | 58.28 | top 18.9% | 2,856 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.32 | 1:41.99 | top 31.8% | 2,515 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 4:37.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,255 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 3:07.81 | 3:15.81 | top 44.6% | 1,646 / 4,196 | |
| 2×2 | 6.34 | 8.95 | top 54.4% | 22,208 / 40,951 |
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
- 12 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Brooklyn Fall 2019.
- 13 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.16 at New York City Winter 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at New York City Winter 2018.
- 29 Apr 2012First competition: Yale Spring 2012. A 19.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New York Championship 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- SBU Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Brooklyn Fall 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- New York City Winter 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Hudson Valley Open Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Captain's Cove competition 2012 · 26 May 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Yale Spring 2012 · 29 Apr 2012
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.
- Andy Mrose — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dana Yi — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.54 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 5.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.