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Bowen Xie (解博文)

4×4 · top 0.34% of 83,917 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018XIEB01

Bowen Xie (解博文) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 23.13, set at Twist and Turn Ghent 2026, puts him in the top 0.34% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Belgium. Until August 2014, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 45 competitions since February 2018, he has put 2,494 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.97 in February 2018 to 6.02, an 87% improvement. Bowen has entered 45 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

4×4
best event — top 0.34% of 83,917 all-time
23.13
signature single · Twist and Turn Ghent 2026
2,494
official solves on the record
13%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 51% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingBelgium
4×423.1327.08
top 0.34%1 / 459
2×20.922.13
top 0.41%2 / 777
3×36.027.82
top 0.49%5 / 1,094
Skewb1.544.12
top 0.5%2 / 394
5×544.9850.97
top 0.66%2 / 246
Pyraminx1.954.17
top 1.1%7 / 589
Square-16.929.27
top 1.7%2 / 150
3×3 one-handed11.7116.26
top 2.6%7 / 314
Megaminx45.4953.81
top 3.3%6 / 197
6×61:39.381:44.80
top 3.9%4 / 119
3×3 Fewest Moves24 moves31.67
top 4.0%4 / 69
Clock5.056.50
top 4.5%6 / 180
7×72:36.842:48.16
top 4.9%4 / 91
3×3 blindfolded39.741:16.98
top 6.7%4 / 66
3×3 Multi-Blind14 of 15 cubes · 55:00—
top 10.9%3 / 20
4×4 blindfolded5:11.725:46.20
top 23.4%2 / 11
5×5 blindfolded14:25.00—
top 38.7%2 / 5

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

Annuntia Open 2018: 45.97Brugge Open 2023: 11.27Koersel Sunday Open 2023: 11.08Visé Saturday Open 2023: 9.39Zottegem Morning 2023: 9.26Annuntia Sunday Open 2023: 9.38Geel Beginners Sunday 2024: 8.79Brugge Beginners Open 2024: 7.76Leuven Open 2024: 8.63Bigger in Breda 2024: 8.59Wommelgem Open 2024: 8.77 HEM MariCubik Open 2024: 7.31Douvrin Open 2024: 8.28Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024: 8.78Leersum Algs 24 Hours in 2024: 7.52Visé Open Sunday 2024: 8.14Zottegem Sunday Open 2024: 7.85Belgian Nationals 2024: 7.80Beveren Sunday Open 2024: 8.47Aachen Open 2025: 7.58Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2025: 6.89Brugge Beginners Open 2025: 7.65Leuven Open 2025: 8.94French Championship 2025: 7.03Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025: 6.65Visé Sunday Open 2025: 7.13Beveren Saturday Open 2025: 7.97Ranst Autumn 2025: 6.02Chevry Miel 2025: 6.73Zottegem Open 2025: 7.81Belgian Nationals 2025: 7.34Poulseur Open 2026: 7.64Leuven Open 2026: 7.15Hurlubik's Cube Mouscron 2026: 6.54No Rush Hasselt 2026: 7.48Twist and Turn Ghent 2026: 7.24Wezemaal Open 2026: 7.58Aachen Summer Open 2026: 6.83Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026: 6.04Nanning Open 2026: 7.066.0245.9717 Feb 201823 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-20 4×4 single — 42 people have one; it is 3.13 away.
  • A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.02 away.

Targets move as he improves.