People · China
Hongji Chen (陈宏基)
3×3 · top 2.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024CHEH02
Hongji Chen (陈宏基) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.47, set at Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 III 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 705th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2024, he has put 74 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.45 in July 2024 to 7.47, a 29% improvement. Hongji has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 7.47 | 10.24 | top 2.0% | 705 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 36.48 | 38.04 | top 8.2% | 868 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.47 | top 18.3% | 3,018 / 15,939 |
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
- 2 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 III 2026.
- 28 Jul 2024First competition: Huizhou 10th Anniversary 2024. A 10.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 IV 2026 · 16 Sep 2026
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 III 2026 · 2 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Huizhou 10th Anniversary 2024 · 28 Jul 2024
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.
- Junxi Jian (简隽希) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ziqiao Lin (林子乔) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 6.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.