People · China
Yusen Lin (林雨森)
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024LINY18
Yusen Lin (林雨森) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.13, set at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,097th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2024, he has put 89 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.74 in December 2024 to 8.13, a 17% improvement. Yusen has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 8.13 | 9.15 | top 3.0% | 1,097 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 35.56 | 42.50 | top 7.2% | 731 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 2.90 | 4.28 | top 13.1% | 2,038 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.85 | 22.08 | top 17.4% | 1,719 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,018 / 1,678 |
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
- 7 Dec 2024First competition: Shenzhen Open 2024. A 9.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
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.
- Tsang Hon Pong (曾漢邦) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.