People · China
Peng Chen (陈鹏)
5×5 · top 8.5% of 40,792 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018CHEP06
Peng Chen (陈鹏) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 5×5: a personal-best single of 1:05.22, set at Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 40,792 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 405th in China. Until August 2010, no official 5×5 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2018, he has put 159 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. Peng 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | 1:05.22 | 1:12.14 | top 8.5% | 405 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 37.14 | 40.92 | top 8.8% | 918 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 10.49 | 11.50 | top 8.9% | 3,492 / 28,153 | |
| 6×6 | 2:02.94 | 2:09.69 | top 12.2% | 259 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 3:08.00 | 3:17.02 | top 12.7% | 253 / 1,261 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.30 | 10.89 | top 22.2% | 2,537 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.43 | 25.17 | top 24.4% | 2,413 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.93 | 4.78 | top 25.6% | 4,313 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 7.19 | 10.46 | top 35.1% | 2,137 / 5,004 |
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
- 1 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026.
- 31 Jan 2021Three personal bests in one day at Jieyang Good Afternoon 2021.
- 19 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Jieyang Winter 2020.
- 23 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at GDSY Open 2019.
- 28 Oct 2018First competition: Shantou Open 2018. A 11.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021 · 28 Mar 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Jieyang Good Afternoon 2021 · 31 Jan 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Jieyang Winter 2020 · 19 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- GDSY Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Big 'n Blind Guangzhou 2018 · 9 Dec 2018
- Shantou Open 2018 · 28 Oct 2018
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.
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Junliang Huang (黄骏亮) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 5.22 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.