People · United States
William Lin
3×3 · top 24.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023LINW01
William Lin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.90, set at Miami Skewbed 2024, puts him in the top 24.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,342nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since April 2023, he has put 100 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.45 in April 2023 to 14.90, a 23% improvement. William 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.90 | 18.02 | top 24.2% | 13,342 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.20 | 16.92 | top 29.5% | 8,300 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 6.97 | top 31.2% | 12,605 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 8.52 | 18.13 | top 45.2% | 8,077 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 24.40 | 27.55 | top 75.6% | 6,786 / 9,172 |
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
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Miami Skewbed 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Miami Skewbed 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Miami Spring 2024.
- 29 Apr 2023First competition: FSUbers 4.0 2023. A 19.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Thrice as Nice Miami 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Miami Skewbed 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Miami Spring 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights IV 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- FSUbers 4.0 2023 · 29 Apr 2023
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.
- Carter Bitz — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jackson Lewis — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Maximus Vincent — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.90 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.