People · China
Guanlin Chen (陈冠霖)
3×3 · top 2.1% of 288,433 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 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 775th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2023, he has put 94 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.47 in November 2023 to 7.58, an 11% improvement. Guanlin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.64 | top 2.1% | 775 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 29.57 | 32.84 | top 2.6% | 261 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 4.67 | top 11.7% | 1,836 / 15,939 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.56 | 1:23.73 | top 14.3% | 715 / 2,857 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 998 / 1,693 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,358 / 5,994 |
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
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- 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 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Timofei Tarasenko — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zhongcheng Shen (谌重丞) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 4.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.