People · China
Shewen Tan (谭佘文)
3×3 · top 9.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026TANS01
Shewen Tan (谭佘文) has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.61, set at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,718th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2026, he has put 35 official solves on the record across two events. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.63 in February 2026 to 3.69, a 34% improvement. Shewen has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 10.61 | 14.26 | top 9.3% | 3,718 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 3.69 | 5.02 | top 22.6% | 3,772 / 15,939 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.40 at Zhuhai Pi Day 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026First competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026. A 16.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
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.
- Jiawen Li (李嘉文) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lianghai Sui (眭亮海) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.