People · China
Jinyao Chen (陈今尧)
4×4 · top 3.7% of 85,040 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015CHEN18
Jinyao Chen (陈今尧) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 31.26, set at Kunshan Morning 2021, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 374th in China. Until May 2011, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since April 2015, he has put 416 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.02 in April 2015 to 9.06, a 25% improvement. Jinyao has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 31.26 | 34.31 | top 3.7% | 374 / 5,999 | |
| 7×7 | 2:32.90 | 2:35.18 | top 4.3% | 86 / 1,274 | |
| 3×3 | 9.06 | 10.64 | top 5.0% | 1,952 / 28,499 | |
| 5×5 | 59.75 | 1:05.98 | top 5.5% | 269 / 2,857 | |
| 6×6 | 1:46.42 | 1:50.01 | top 6.0% | 136 / 1,363 | |
| Megaminx | 57.27 | 1:01.39 | top 8.6% | 223 / 1,693 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.69 | 12.29 | top 11.3% | 1,380 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 3.25 | 4.13 | top 17.3% | 2,823 / 15,939 | |
| Skewb | 5.09 | 6.61 | top 18.9% | 1,183 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 52.33 | top 33.6% | 375 / 1,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.04 | 34.93 | top 39.6% | 3,713 / 5,994 |
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
- 24 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2023.
- 2 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Kunshan Morning 2021.
- 2 Oct 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.06 at China Championship 2018.
- 2 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 5 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Ningxia Open 2018.
- 28 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2017.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kunshan Morning 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaoxing Afternoon 2021 · 27 Mar 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Peking University Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Asia 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Ningxia Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Asia 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
- Ningxia Open 2017 · 13 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 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.
- Anyu Zhang (张安宇) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Yuhao Sun (孙雨昊) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
- A sub-2:00 7×7 single — 86 people have one; it is 32.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.