People · China
Zhifeng Lin (林志锋)
3×3 · top 9.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017LINZ09
Zhifeng Lin (林志锋) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.73, set at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,778th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2017, he has put 155 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.95 in November 2017 to 10.73, a 51% improvement. Zhifeng has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 10.73 | 14.24 | top 9.7% | 3,778 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.74 | 6.47 | top 11.6% | 1,387 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 40.43 | 43.98 | top 12.6% | 1,359 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 6.16 | top 16.6% | 2,660 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.92 | 1:28.24 | top 21.5% | 1,031 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 3:42.94 | 3:47.74 | top 24.5% | 488 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 2:49.21 | 3:03.40 | top 35.7% | 741 / 1,349 | |
| Skewb | 7.72 | 8.78 | top 39.2% | 2,336 / 5,004 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,277 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 37.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,044 / 1,362 |
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
- 1 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026.
- 24 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 24 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Spring 2019.
- 24 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.41 at Fuzhou Open 2018.
- 24 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Open 2018.
- 16 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.65 at Quanzhou Open 2018.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Spring 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Open 2018 · 16 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Autumn 2017 · 5 Nov 2017
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.
- Jingbin Li (李晶斌) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Zejia Ren (任泽佳) — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.