People · China
Jicen Zeng (曾季岑)
3×3 blindfolded · top 2.4% of 12,334 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018ZENG12
Jicen Zeng (曾季岑) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 23.35, set at Yancheng Open 2025, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 12,334 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 36th in China. Until August 2014, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2018, he has put 170 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.20 in October 2018 to 8.56, a 30% improvement. Jicen has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 blindfolded | 23.35 | — | top 2.4% | 36 / 1,184 | |
| 3×3 | 8.56 | 9.49 | top 3.9% | 1,498 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.13 | 4.96 | top 5.7% | 814 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.32 | 18.45 | top 8.9% | 859 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 53.64 | 1:08.73 | top 29.2% | 3,053 / 5,999 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.47 | 10.68 | top 40.3% | 4,386 / 10,269 |
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
- 7 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Yancheng Open 2025.
- 30 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.51 at Xuzhou Open 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Open 2024.
- 6 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Yancheng Spring 2019.
- 20 Oct 2018First competition: Wuxi Autumn 2018. A 12.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
- Yancheng Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Yancheng Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Wuxi Autumn 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 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.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Yang Li (李扬) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 blindfolded single — 176 people have one; it is 3.35 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.