People · China
Yulin Sun (孙玉麟)
Skewb · top 3.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016SUNY07
Yulin Sun (孙玉麟) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.60, set at Dalian Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 174th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2016, he has put 441 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.56 in November 2016 to 8.86, a 16% improvement. Yulin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.60 | 5.54 | top 3.3% | 174 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 8.86 | 10.22 | top 4.5% | 1,735 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.31 | 4.87 | top 4.7% | 567 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 38.26 | 44.15 | top 10.1% | 1,065 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 3.64 | top 11.9% | 1,845 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.98 | 1:36.35 | top 22.4% | 1,070 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.77 | 24.48 | top 25.4% | 2,494 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.32 | 1:45.00 | top 30.9% | 923 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:11.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 770 / 1,183 | |
| Clock | 21.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,483 / 1,843 |
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
- 5 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Summer 2018.
- 3 Dec 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.70 at Dalian Winter 2017.
- 3 Dec 2017Six personal bests in one day at Dalian Winter 2017.
- 13 May 2017Six personal bests in one day at Shenyang Spring 2017.
- 11 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Winter 2016.
- 20 Nov 2016First competition: Taiyuan Winter Open 2016. A 12.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dalian Open 2024 · 16 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Open 2023 · 17 Dec 2023
- Dalian Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019
- Shenyang New Year 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Fushun Open 2018 · 28 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Dalian Winter 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Winter Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Chunxiao Li (李春啸) — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 44 times
- Yezhen Han (韩业臻) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.