People · China
Minghao Chen (陈铭豪)
3×3 one-handed · top 8.8% of 73,695 all-time · competing since October 2009 · 2009CHEN42
Minghao Chen (陈铭豪) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 15.33, set at Guangdong Open 2010, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 837th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2009, he has put 210 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.58 in October 2009 to 10.69, a 21% improvement. Minghao has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 one-handed | 15.33 | 23.60 | top 8.8% | 837 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 10.69 | 11.58 | top 9.5% | 3,729 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.94 | 4.03 | top 13.6% | 2,105 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 49.00 | 53.79 | top 23.5% | 2,502 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 2:20.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,406 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.53 | 14.62 | top 64.2% | 6,517 / 10,224 |
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
- 3 Oct 2010Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2010.
- 18 Jul 2010Four personal bests in one day at Hunan Open 2010.
- 7 Feb 2010Five personal bests in one day at Shanghai Winter Cubing Festival 2010.
- 1 Oct 2009First competition: Guangdong Open 2009. A 13.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Asian Championship 2010 · 9 Oct 2010
- Guangdong Open 2010 · 3 Oct 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Hunan Open 2010 · 18 Jul 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Big Cubes Competition 2010 · 11 Jul 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Winter Cubing Festival 2010 · 7 Feb 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2010 · 31 Jan 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2009 · 1 Oct 2009
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.
- Weifeng Cheng (程维锋) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Kailong Li (李开隆) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kam Chor Kin (甘楚健) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.