People · China
Zailin Ma (马再霖)
3×3 one-handed · top 2.1% of 74,621 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013MAZA01
Zailin Ma (马再霖) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.26, set at China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 74,621 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 183rd in China. Until August 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2013, he has put 286 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.51 in July 2013 to 7.79, a 26% improvement. Zailin 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 one-handed | 11.26 | 15.20 | top 2.1% | 183 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 | 7.79 | 9.28 | top 2.5% | 905 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 30.25 | 33.06 | top 3.0% | 301 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.90 | 1:12.18 | top 9.7% | 482 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 2.70 | 3.92 | top 11.0% | 1,710 / 15,939 | |
| Skewb | 6.73 | 8.40 | top 31.6% | 1,949 / 5,030 |
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 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Guangzhou Rubik's Cube Days 2016.
- 3 Aug 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at Shantou Open 2014.
- 3 Aug 2014Six personal bests in one day at Shantou Open 2014.
- 19 Jul 2013First competition: Shantou Open 2013. A 10.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Rubik's Cube Days 2016 · 5 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2015 · 2 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Huizhou Open 2015 · 26 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2014 · 3 Aug 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2013 · 19 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best 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.
- Kailong Li (李开隆) — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Qingbin Chen (陈庆斌) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Ziyuan Lin (林子源) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 800 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.