People · China
Shenran Chen
3×3 · top 7.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024CHES04
Shenran Chen has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.83, set at Campiglia Open 2025, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,782nd in China. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since September 2024, he has put 268 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.88 in September 2024 to 9.83, a 48% improvement. Shenran has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.83 | 10.72 | top 7.0% | 2,782 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 4.42 | top 7.9% | 1,155 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.15 | 13.69 | top 14.1% | 1,700 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.57 | 1:34.06 | top 47.5% | 4,431 / 5,999 | |
| Megaminx | 3:46.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,652 / 1,693 |
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 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Campiglia Open 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cavarzere al Cubo 2025.
- 1 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Crevalcore al Cubo 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.60 at Eretum I 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Muggiò: IC Qualifier 2024.
- 1 Sep 2024First competition: Trieste Speedcubing 2024. A 18.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Illasi al Cubo 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025
- Campiglia Open 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Valsugana Speedcubing 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubate Sotto 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cavarzere al Cubo 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Muggiò Spring 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Crevalcore al Cubo 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Eretum I 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Muggiò: IC Qualifier 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Trieste Speedcubing 2024 · 1 Sep 2024
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.
- Renzong Chen — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 38 times · head to head
- Matteo Provasi — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Simone Cantarelli — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.