People · China
Qinglin Chen (陈庆霖)
3×3 · top 6.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021CHEN29
Qinglin Chen (陈庆霖) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.59, set at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,457th in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since April 2021, he has put 40 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.88 in April 2021 to 9.59, a 19% improvement. Qinglin has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.59 | 12.04 | top 6.3% | 2,457 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 38.95 | 44.39 | top 10.9% | 1,157 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.37 | top 11.6% | 1,782 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.55 | 23.09 | top 13.9% | 1,381 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.26 | 1:31.16 | top 22.6% | 1,080 / 2,816 |
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
- 4 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.59 at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026.
- 11 Apr 2021First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom PM 2021. A 11.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom PM 2021 · 11 Apr 2021
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.
- Haolan He (何浩澜) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lianghai Sui (眭亮海) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yuyang Ding (丁雨阳) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.