People · China
Zihan Lin (林子涵)
Pyraminx · top 15.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016LINZ09
Zihan Lin (林子涵) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.41, set at Longyan Summer Open 2017, puts him in the top 15.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,859th in China. Across 8 competitions since December 2016, he has put 118 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.57 in December 2016 to 17.27, a 42% improvement. Zihan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.41 | 9.54 | top 15.8% | 1,859 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 17.27 | 21.68 | top 31.8% | 11,583 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 7.57 | 10.00 | top 38.0% | 2,269 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.75 | — | top 40.4% | 3,903 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 5.11 | 6.65 | top 40.7% | 7,042 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.99 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,479 / 5,922 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.98 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,301 / 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
- 5 Aug 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.15 at Longyan Open 2018.
- 5 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Longyan Open 2018.
- 9 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at Longyan Summer Open 2017.
- 18 Dec 2016First competition: Quanzhou Open 2016. A 29.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026 · 1 Mar 2026
- Quangang Afternoon 2025 · 31 Aug 2025
- Quanzhou Open 2019 · 25 Aug 2019
- Quanzhou Open 2018 · 16 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Longyan Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Side Event 2017 · 19 Aug 2017
- Longyan Summer Open 2017 · 9 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Open 2016 · 18 Dec 2016
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.
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shengkai Fang (方圣锴) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jiaxin Lu (卢嘉昕) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.