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Qijian Chen (陈其键)

3×3 · top 44.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019CHEN23

Qijian Chen (陈其键) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.51, set at Shenzhen Open 2019, puts him in the top 44.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,722nd in China. Across 2 competitions since March 2019, he has put 19 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.43 in March 2019 to 21.51, a 41% improvement. Qijian has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 44.1% of 284,439 all-time
21.51
signature single · Shenzhen Open 2019
19
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingChina
3×321.5126.98
top 44.1%14,722 / 28,153
2×29.7211.35
top 76.8%12,446 / 15,796
Pyraminx16.1418.67
top 85.5%8,427 / 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

Shenzhen 3x3 Days 2019: 36.43Shenzhen Open 2019: 21.5121.5136.432 Mar 201921 Sep 2019

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
  • A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.72 away.

Targets move as he improves.