People · China
Tianze Chen (陈天泽)
3×3 · top 5.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018CHEN84
Tianze Chen (陈天泽) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.27, set at Hefei Spring 2019, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,140th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2018, he has put 105 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. Tianze 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 | 9.27 | 12.38 | top 5.5% | 2,140 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.71 | 7.33 | top 11.5% | 1,370 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 42.76 | 47.61 | top 15.4% | 1,672 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.40 | 4.84 | top 19.0% | 3,104 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.11 | 32.97 | top 26.4% | 2,593 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.27 | 1:45.10 | top 30.9% | 1,398 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 7.86 | 12.14 | top 40.2% | 2,386 / 5,004 | |
| 6×6 | 3:52.38 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,114 / 1,349 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 10.19 at Hefei Spring 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.27 at Hefei Spring 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hefei Spring 2019.
- 6 May 2018First competition: You May Open 2018. A 16.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- You May Open 2018 · 6 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Yuxiao Lu (陆语骁) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Yunfan Li (李云帆) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xingkai Yin (尹星凯) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.