People · China
Hongyi Shen
3×3 · top 11.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022SHEN07
Hongyi Shen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.35, set at Michigan 2023, puts him in the top 11.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,678th in China. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 116 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.44 in June 2022 to 11.35, a 55% improvement. Hongyi 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 | 11.35 | 13.24 | top 11.7% | 4,678 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.77 | 7.13 | top 11.8% | 1,437 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 3.75 | 4.90 | top 23.4% | 3,939 / 15,939 | |
| Skewb | 7.41 | 10.58 | top 36.9% | 2,238 / 5,030 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.81 | 1:35.56 | top 59.0% | 5,048 / 5,999 |
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
- 9 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Spring B 2023.
- 19 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 14.65 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022.
- 19 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.65 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022.
- 19 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022First competition: Blue Water Bridge Open 2022. A 25.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Spring B 2023 · 9 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022 · 19 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Blue Water Bridge Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Newman Liao — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Ezra Shere — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.