People · China
Qichen Hu (胡启辰)
Megaminx · top 3.6% of 34,786 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025HUQI01
Qichen Hu (胡启辰) has been competing for a year. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 46.52, set at Xi'an Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 79th in China. Until April 2011, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2025, he has put 106 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Megaminx best has come down from 1:07.05 in July 2025 to 46.52, a 31% improvement. Qichen has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 46.52 | 49.54 | top 3.6% | 79 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 59.67 | 1:04.65 | top 5.3% | 250 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 | 9.64 | 11.20 | top 6.5% | 2,503 / 28,153 | |
| 7×7 | 2:49.30 | 2:59.15 | top 7.7% | 159 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 1:54.44 | 1:58.08 | top 8.9% | 194 / 1,349 | |
| 4×4 | 39.22 | 43.24 | top 11.2% | 1,192 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.00 | 4.68 | top 26.5% | 4,467 / 15,796 |
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, Megaminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.64 at Xi'an Open 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2026.
- 2 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Autumn 2025.
- 19 Jul 2025First competition: Xi'an Summer 2025. A 12.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Open 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
- Xi'an Autumn 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Summer I 2025 · 23 Aug 2025
- Xi'an Summer 2025 · 19 Jul 2025
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.
- Zhijie He (何智劼) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yanchen Long (龙彦辰) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 6.52 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 9.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.