People · Hong Kong, China
Chen Michael (陈雨昊)
3×3 · top 2.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019MICH17
Chen Michael (陈雨昊) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.83, set at Malaysia Cube Championship 2025, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in Hong Kong, China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2019, he has put 95 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.01 in December 2019 to 7.83, a 57% improvement. Chen has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.83 | 10.04 | top 2.5% | 64 / 1,347 | |
| 4×4 | 36.42 | 44.39 | top 8.1% | 71 / 423 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.33 | 5.78 | top 9.3% | 68 / 431 | |
| 2×2 | 3.18 | 4.15 | top 16.4% | 193 / 855 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.99 | 25.06 | top 23.2% | 135 / 361 | |
| Skewb | 6.06 | 7.80 | top 26.2% | 103 / 285 |
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 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2025.
- 1 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024.
- 1 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024.
- 27 Mar 2021First sub-15 3×3: 10.15 at Shaoxing Morning 2021.
- 27 Mar 2021Three personal bests in one day at Shaoxing Morning 2021.
- 21 Dec 2019First competition: Shaoxing Open 2019. A 18.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaoxing Morning 2021 · 27 Mar 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaoxing Open 2019 · 21 Dec 2019
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.
- Kok Ga Sin — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Harith Lim — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Sri Ganesh Krishna — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 6.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.