People · China
Hanlin Chen (陈瀚林)
Megaminx · top 2.4% of 34,786 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016CHEN86
Hanlin Chen (陈瀚林) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 42.79, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 44th in China. Until April 2011, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2016, he has put 211 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.64 in August 2016 to 9.41, a 19% improvement. Hanlin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 42.79 | 45.69 | top 2.4% | 44 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 | 9.41 | 10.82 | top 5.9% | 2,259 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.78 | 6.19 | top 6.6% | 791 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 4.49 | top 7.1% | 1,016 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 3.83 | 4.75 | top 9.8% | 572 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.55 | 21.62 | top 19.3% | 1,938 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:28.81 | 2:10.87 | top 22.6% | 312 / 1,183 | |
| Clock | 9.87 | 10.51 | top 24.4% | 550 / 1,843 | |
| 4×4 | 49.99 | 55.72 | top 24.7% | 2,624 / 5,926 | |
| Square-1 | 50.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,212 / 1,362 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring Open 2026.
- 25 Mar 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Qingdao Open 2018.
- 25 Mar 2018Five personal bests in one day at Qingdao Open 2018.
- 18 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Jinan Open 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016Nine personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
- 7 Aug 2016First competition: Linyi Open 2016. A 11.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Spring Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Qingdao Open 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Jinan Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 9 personal bests set
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016
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.
- Zhiyuan Zhang (张智渊) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Haibo Sui (隋海波) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Zihan Zhang (张子涵) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 2.79 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.