People · China
Guanlin Chen (陈冠霖)
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023CHEG02
Guanlin Chen (陈冠霖) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.58, set at Start of Summer Beijing 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 760th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2023, he has put 59 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.47 in November 2023 to 7.58, an 11% improvement. Guanlin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 7.58 | 8.99 | top 2.1% | 760 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 39.61 | 41.87 | top 11.7% | 1,237 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 4.67 | top 11.7% | 1,800 / 15,796 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 984 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,294 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Nov 2023First competition: Shenzhen Youth Open 2023. A 8.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 · 26 Nov 2023
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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Timofei Tarasenko — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yaolin Chen (陈耀霖) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 9.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.