People · China
Chenchen Zhao (赵宸宸)
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016ZHAO30
Chenchen Zhao (赵宸宸) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.50, set at Jiajiang Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,356th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2016, he has put 60 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.54 in July 2016 to 9.50, an 18% improvement. Chenchen has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.50 | 10.25 | top 6.1% | 2,356 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.79 | 20.04 | top 14.5% | 1,438 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 48.10 | 57.54 | top 22.3% | 2,400 / 5,926 |
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
- 24 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.90 at Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 II 2026.
- 3 Jul 2016First competition: Changchun Open 2016. A 13.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 IV 2026 · 8 Jul 2026
- Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 III 2026 · 1 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 II 2026 · 24 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Changchun Open 2016 · 3 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yize Dong (董一泽) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yunmiao Gao (高云淼) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.