People · China
Chen Zhu (朱晨)
3×3 · top 8.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013ZHUC01
Chen Zhu (朱晨) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.17, set at Hefei Spring 2014, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,115th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since July 2013, he has put 58 official solves on the record across five events. Chen has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.17 | 13.57 | top 8.0% | 3,115 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 49.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 153 / 1,183 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 5.61 | top 15.8% | 2,521 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 52.53 | 1:04.39 | top 27.8% | 2,909 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.93 | 29.42 | top 36.7% | 3,445 / 5,922 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at Hefei Spring 2014.
- 27 Jul 2013First competition: Hefei Open 2013. A 13.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Spring 2014 · 1 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2013 · 27 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Fengkai Zhang (张丰凯) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Caiqing Tang (汤才庆) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-40 3×3 blindfolded single — 826 people have one; it is 9.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.