People · China
Xiaotian Lin (林啸天)
Pyraminx · top 8.5% of 130,891 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015LINX02
Xiaotian Lin (林啸天) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.16, set at Wenzhou Open 2017, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,038th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since December 2015, he has put 339 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.72 in December 2015 to 10.81, a 39% improvement. Xiaotian has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.16 | 6.77 | top 8.5% | 1,038 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 | 10.81 | 13.23 | top 10.0% | 3,962 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 46.67 | 50.42 | top 20.5% | 2,240 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 3.69 | 5.27 | top 22.6% | 3,772 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.69 | 26.66 | top 28.0% | 2,783 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.61 | 1:42.65 | top 30.4% | 1,402 / 2,857 | |
| Skewb | 8.75 | 12.62 | top 46.8% | 2,720 / 5,030 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.63 | 2:24.45 | top 48.0% | 1,283 / 1,693 | |
| 6×6 | 3:35.42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,057 / 1,363 | |
| Clock | 24.28 | 28.88 | top 75.3% | 1,625 / 1,887 |
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
- 8 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Jiujiang Open 2018.
- 20 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017.
- 30 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Wenzhou Open 2017.
- 16 Oct 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.59 at Nanjing Autumn 2016.
- 16 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Nanjing Autumn 2016.
- 6 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at Jinhua Open 2016.
Competitions
- Ningbo Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018
- Jiujiang Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Jinhua New Year's Day 2018 · 1 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Wenzhou Open 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Autumn 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Winter is Coming 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2016 · 16 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Jinhua Open 2016 · 6 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Shanghai Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanchang Winter 2015 · 27 Dec 2015
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.
- Jiahui Zhu (朱嘉辉) — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Tianwei Cai (蔡天威) — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 26 times · head to head
- Lei Wang (汪磊) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.