People · China
Shijian Chen (陈世剑)
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015CHEN46
Shijian Chen (陈世剑) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.13, set at Quanzhou Open 2016, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,969th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2015, he has put 92 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.23 in May 2015 to 9.13, a 44% improvement. Shijian has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.13 | 11.09 | top 5.2% | 1,969 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 3.39 | top 6.2% | 878 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.69 | 8.57 | top 17.7% | 2,045 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 45.30 | 58.41 | top 18.7% | 2,026 / 5,926 |
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
- 18 Dec 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.13 at Quanzhou Open 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2016.
- 5 Jun 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.83 at Fuzhou Open 2016.
- 31 May 2015First competition: Zhengzhou Open 2015. A 16.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Open 2016 · 18 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Open 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2016 · 5 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Open 2015 · 31 May 2015
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.
- Feilong Tang (唐飞龙) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Chengzhang Lin (林成璋) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.