People · China
Haokun Chen
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023CHEN98
Haokun Chen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.45, set at Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,365th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2023, he has put 105 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.38 in July 2023 to 8.45, a 37% improvement. Haokun 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 | 8.45 | 11.03 | top 3.6% | 1,365 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.36 | 10.65 | top 22.7% | 2,595 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.82 | 4.82 | top 24.2% | 4,043 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 9.28 | 12.88 | top 50.4% | 2,845 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,873 / 5,926 |
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
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Peoria Fall 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023First competition: West Side Cube Clash 2023. A 13.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024 · 21 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Peoria Fall 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Get to Work Chicagoland 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- West Side Cube Clash 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Reed W. Richardson — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Luke Garrett — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Stambaugh — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.