People · China
Hao Chen (陈昊)
Pyraminx · top 5.5% of 130,891 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014CHEN33
Hao Chen (陈昊) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.51, set at Nanning Open 2017, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 673rd in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2014, he has put 312 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.66 in August 2014 to 3.45, a 39% improvement. Hao has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.51 | 5.94 | top 5.5% | 673 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 | 10.67 | 13.18 | top 9.5% | 3,788 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 39.21 | 43.43 | top 11.3% | 1,221 / 5,999 | |
| Skewb | 4.43 | 6.32 | top 14.0% | 858 / 5,030 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.26 | 1:20.51 | top 14.8% | 739 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 5.44 | top 19.7% | 3,265 / 15,939 | |
| 6×6 | 2:27.97 | 2:29.96 | top 24.7% | 543 / 1,363 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.52 | 25.73 | top 24.7% | 2,479 / 5,994 | |
| 7×7 | 3:54.91 | 3:57.81 | top 28.8% | 576 / 1,274 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.68 | 2:25.28 | top 55.8% | 1,410 / 1,693 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Oct 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Cube-bers in Iloilo 2026.
- 15 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hefei August Open 2026.
- 14 May 2017Five personal bests in one day at Nanning Open 2017.
- 10 Jul 2016Six personal bests in one day at Nanchang Open 2016.
- 8 Aug 2015Four personal bests in one day at Wuxi Open 2015.
- 9 Aug 2014First competition: Chongqing Open 2014. A 14.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube-bers in Iloilo 2026 · 4 Oct 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Hefei August Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Deqing Big & Blind 2026 · 25 Apr 2026
- Zhanjiang Open 2017 · 22 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nanning Open 2017 · 14 May 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Jinhua Open 2016 · 6 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Open 2016 · 10 Jul 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014
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.
- Xingyu Chen (陈星宇) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Kai Su (苏锴) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.