People · Brazil
Nicky Zihong Chen
3×3 · top 26.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026CHEN32
Nicky Zihong Chen has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.63, set at Cultura Campos do Jordão 2026, puts him in the top 26.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,644th in Brazil. Across 4 competitions since February 2026, he has put 23 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.48 in February 2026 to 15.63, a 30% improvement. Nicky has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.63 | 18.29 | top 26.7% | 1,644 / 9,942 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.30 | 15.86 | top 30.4% | 729 / 3,311 |
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
- 23 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.70 at FECAP 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026First competition: Guará Garage 2026. A 22.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cultura Campos do Jordão 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Aquático Aclimação Open 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- FECAP 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guará Garage 2026 · 21 Feb 2026
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.
- Fabio Bini Graciose — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caio Hideaki Sato — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Leonardo Carvalho Feitosa — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.