People · China
Chen Shen (申琛)
3×3 · top 24.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012SHEN04
Chen Shen (申琛) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.93, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015, puts him in the top 24.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,346th in China. Across 11 competitions since December 2012, he has put 189 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.34 in December 2012 to 14.93, a 58% improvement. Chen has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 14.93 | 17.71 | top 24.3% | 9,346 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.35 | top 27.7% | 4,761 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.08 | 1:14.83 | top 44.1% | 4,219 / 5,999 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.63 | 18.79 | top 71.0% | 7,165 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.76 | 52.25 | top 71.4% | 5,459 / 5,994 | |
| Clock | 28.44 | 32.15 | top 82.4% | 1,724 / 1,887 | |
| 5×5 | 3:27.15 | 3:47.25 | top 85.8% | 2,772 / 2,857 | |
| Skewb | 23.21 | 25.30 | top 93.4% | 4,641 / 5,030 |
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
- 4 Apr 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015.
- 9 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2014.
- 2 May 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.47 at Chengdu Open 2014.
- 2 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2014.
- 14 Apr 2013First sub-30 3×3: 23.90 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2013.
- 23 Dec 2012First competition: Xi'an Newborn 2012. A 35.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an New Year 2015 · 2 Jan 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Winter Open 2014 · 7 Dec 2014
- Chongqing Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2014 · 2 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2014 · 13 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Winter 2013 · 8 Dec 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2013 · 10 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2013 · 14 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Newborn 2012 · 23 Dec 2012
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.
- Yefeng Hu (胡叶枫) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xin Shi (石欣) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.93 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.