People · China
Xinjie Lin (林欣婕)
3×3 · top 5.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016LINX01
Xinjie Lin (林欣婕) has been competing for 10 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.25, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2018, puts her in the top 5.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,168th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2016, she has put 110 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside her 4 DNFs. Her 3×3 best has come down from 17.28 in May 2016 to 9.25, a 46% improvement. Xinjie 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.25 | 13.51 | top 5.5% | 2,168 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 44.05 | 51.30 | top 17.2% | 1,882 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.55 | 26.24 | top 19.4% | 1,976 / 5,994 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.02 | 10.76 | top 28.1% | 3,170 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 7.05 | 11.46 | top 34.2% | 2,097 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 4.64 | 8.03 | top 34.8% | 6,048 / 15,939 |
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
- 6 Apr 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.25 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2018.
- 29 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 16 Jul 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.17 at Chongqing Open 2016.
- 1 May 2016First competition: Chengdu Open 2016. A 17.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chengdu Open 2019 · 1 May 2019
- Dalhousie Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
- Chengdu Open 2018 · 29 Apr 2018
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2016 · 16 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2016 · 1 May 2016
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 her.
- Jibo Zhao (赵吉波) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Gang Ji (纪纲) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.25 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 4.05 away.
Targets move as she improves.