People · China
Hongkai Chen (陈洪凯)
3×3 · top 2.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017CHEH02
Hongkai Chen (陈洪凯) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.79, set at Zhanjiang Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 880th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2017, he has put 73 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.12 in June 2017 to 7.79, a 45% improvement. Hongkai has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 7.79 | 10.02 | top 2.4% | 880 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.63 | 18.01 | top 9.4% | 905 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 37.76 | 46.21 | top 9.5% | 1,006 / 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
- 13 Jan 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.45 at Dongguan Open 2019.
- 13 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Dongguan Open 2019.
- 11 Jun 2017First competition: Maoming Open 2017. A 14.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhanjiang Open 2019 · 18 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Dongguan Open 2019 · 13 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Maoming Open 2017 · 11 Jun 2017
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.
- Ruohan Qiu (邱若寒) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zicong Weng (翁子聪) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Taoran Chen (陈陶然) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.