People · China
Chen Chen (陈宸)
Pyraminx · top 9.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024CHEC07
Chen Chen (陈宸) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.44, set at Taizhou Open 2025, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,173rd in China. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2024, he has put 72 official solves on the record across eleven events. Chen 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.44 | 6.58 | top 9.9% | 1,173 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 4.03 | top 15.2% | 2,411 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.07 | 1:24.18 | top 16.9% | 822 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 8.96 | 9.68 | top 19.8% | 432 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 | 14.01 | 16.03 | top 21.0% | 8,108 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 49.72 | 54.53 | top 24.4% | 2,599 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 38.00 | top 26.7% | 289 / 1,058 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.59 | 2:52.97 | top 34.3% | 718 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 4:18.79 | 4:35.83 | top 37.2% | 719 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.65 | 28.77 | top 38.5% | 3,580 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:58.48 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,075 / 1,183 |
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 story so far
- 15 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hefei August Open 2026.
- 26 Jul 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.01 at Taizhou Open 2025.
- 25 Aug 2024First competition: Deqing Small Cubes Summer 2024. A 19.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei August Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- More Than One Cube Shanghai 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Asia 2025 · 27 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Taizhou Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Shanghai 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- FMC Cubing China 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
- Deqing Small Cubes Summer 2024 · 25 Aug 2024
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.
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chang Guo (郭畅) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yuzhe Gan (甘宇喆) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.