People · China
Hongzhou Chen (陈洪舟)
3×3 · top 6.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016CHEN76
Hongzhou Chen (陈洪舟) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.66, set at Chengdu Open 2017, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,593rd in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2016, he has put 138 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.73 in July 2016 to 9.66, a 39% improvement. Hongzhou 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 | 9.66 | 11.60 | top 6.6% | 2,593 / 28,499 | |
| Skewb | 4.14 | 5.66 | top 11.9% | 714 / 5,030 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.93 | 8.28 | top 19.5% | 2,254 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 49.55 | 55.15 | top 24.3% | 2,623 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 3.98 | 4.58 | top 26.3% | 4,487 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.00 | 26.78 | top 34.3% | 3,308 / 5,994 | |
| Square-1 | 31.80 | 33.13 | top 52.9% | 922 / 1,373 |
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
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 9.66 at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 16 Jul 2016First competition: Chongqing Open 2016. A 15.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chongqing New Year 2025 · 12 Jan 2025
- Zibo Open 2024 · 19 May 2024
- Chongqing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2016 · 16 Jul 2016
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.
- Junfeng Chen (陈骏枫) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jibo Zhao (赵吉波) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.