People · China
Mingke Chen (陈铭珂)
2×2 · top 8.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016CHEN60
Mingke Chen (陈铭珂) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at Fuzhou Open 2017, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,194th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2016, he has put 84 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.28 in June 2016 to 2.41, a 44% improvement. Mingke has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 4.14 | top 8.1% | 1,194 / 15,939 | |
| Skewb | 4.45 | 8.91 | top 14.2% | 870 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 | 14.24 | 15.94 | top 21.9% | 8,560 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.40 | 10.04 | top 23.1% | 2,656 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 54.41 | 1:11.23 | top 30.1% | 3,118 / 5,999 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.08 | 1:54.82 | top 36.6% | 1,093 / 1,693 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.67 at Fuzhou Open 2017.
- 28 May 2017Six personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Open 2017.
- 5 Jun 2016First competition: Fuzhou Open 2016. A 15.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fuzhou Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018
- Fuzhou Open 2017 · 28 May 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2016 · 5 Jun 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.
- Yuchen Huang (黄禹尘) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chengzhang Lin (林成璋) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.