People · China
Jianqiang Shen (沈建强)
3×3 · top 9.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2013 · 2013SHEN04
Jianqiang Shen (沈建强) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.50, set at Jinan Open 2017, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,583rd in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2013, he has put 317 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Jianqiang has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 10.50 | 12.43 | top 9.0% | 3,583 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 4.34 | top 16.9% | 2,754 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.86 | 9.31 | top 19.0% | 2,205 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 48.06 | 55.29 | top 22.3% | 2,441 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.68 | 22.62 | top 22.4% | 2,275 / 5,994 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.27 | 1:35.67 | top 28.4% | 871 / 1,693 | |
| 5×5 | 2:58.97 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,705 / 2,857 |
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
- 20 Mar 2016Four personal bests in one day at Qingdao Open 2016.
- 15 Nov 2015Three personal bests in one day at Zibo Open 2015.
- 14 Apr 2013First competition: Weifang Open 2013. A 14.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zibo Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
- Qingdao Open 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Jinan Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Qingdao Prime Numbers 2017 · 26 Mar 2017
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Weihai Open 2016 · 15 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Qingdao Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2015 · 15 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Weifang Open 2013 · 14 Apr 2013 — 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.
- Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zihan Zhang (张子涵) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yu Chen (陈宇) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.