People · China
Zifeng Lin (蔺子丰)
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019LINZ09
Zifeng Lin (蔺子丰) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.13, set at Luoyang Spring 2025, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,969th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since November 2019, he has put 239 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.43 in November 2019 to 9.13, a 59% improvement. Zifeng has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 9.13 | 11.55 | top 5.2% | 1,969 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 45.20 | 49.16 | top 18.5% | 2,011 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.20 | 7.49 | top 21.5% | 2,456 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.65 | 27.31 | top 22.3% | 2,222 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.87 | 5.31 | top 24.8% | 4,171 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.15 | 1:39.31 | top 29.1% | 1,319 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 11.54 | 14.61 | top 32.8% | 776 / 1,843 | |
| 6×6 | 3:08.91 | 3:21.59 | early days — 3 solves | 880 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:39.79 | — | top 63.4% | 878 / 1,183 | |
| Skewb | 18.02 | 23.96 | top 86.2% | 4,299 / 5,004 |
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 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.13 at Luoyang Spring 2025.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Open 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Hefei Winter Open 2023.
- 2 May 2021First sub-20 3×3: 12.49 at Kunshan Afternoon 2021.
- 2 May 2021First sub-15 3×3: 12.49 at Kunshan Afternoon 2021.
- 24 Nov 2019First competition: Xuzhou Winter 2019. A 23.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhengzhou Summer I 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Yancheng Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025
- Xuzhou Newcomers 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Linhai Newcomers 2025 · 15 Mar 2025
- Luoyang Spring 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter 2025 · 4 Jan 2025
- Yancheng Open 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Zhengzhou Open 2024 · 8 Dec 2024
- Harbin Open 2024 · 27 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Luoyang Spring 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Winter Open 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021 · 20 Jun 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Open PM 2021 · 16 May 2021
- Kunshan Afternoon 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Winter 2019 · 24 Nov 2019 — 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.
- Wuouran Liu (刘巫偶然) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 5.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.