People · China
Gong Chen (陈功)
Pyraminx · top 20.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024CHEN38
Gong Chen (陈功) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.07, set at Dandong Yalu River Open 2024, puts him in the top 20.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,343rd in China. Across 8 competitions since March 2024, he has put 103 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.48 in March 2024 to 14.20, a 55% improvement. Gong has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.07 | 9.13 | top 20.5% | 2,343 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 14.20 | 17.52 | top 21.7% | 8,336 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.67 | 6.41 | top 35.1% | 6,042 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 11.32 | 14.78 | top 62.6% | 3,395 / 5,004 |
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 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Jiangmen Open 2025.
- 29 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.91 at Dandong Yalu River Open 2024.
- 19 May 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.18 at Zibo Open 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024First competition: Xuzhou Open 2024. A 31.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Spring Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Jiangmen Open 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an New Year 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dandong Yalu River Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 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.
- Kaixi Guo (郭铠希) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xiang Li (李响) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zizhen Li (李子贞) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.