People · China
Weifu Shen (沈为夫)
3×3 one-handed · top 2.6% of 73,695 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017SHEN32
Weifu Shen (沈为夫) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.64, set at Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 218th in China. Until August 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2017, he has put 130 official solves on the record across eight events. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 15.25 in April 2019 to 11.64, a 24% improvement. Weifu has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 one-handed | 11.64 | 15.05 | top 2.6% | 218 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 30.03 | 39.21 | top 2.9% | 276 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 8.95 | 10.05 | top 4.7% | 1,810 / 28,153 | |
| 7×7 | 2:38.51 | 2:46.42 | top 5.2% | 106 / 1,261 | |
| 5×5 | 1:00.53 | 1:06.67 | top 5.8% | 271 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 1:55.25 | 1:57.98 | top 9.2% | 203 / 1,349 | |
| 2×2 | 2.98 | 5.90 | top 14.0% | 2,191 / 15,796 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.48 | 1:29.05 | top 23.4% | 711 / 1,678 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Jun 2021Three personal bests in one day at Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021.
- 2 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Kunshan Morning 2021.
- 6 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Qinhuangdao Open 2019.
- 10 Dec 2017First competition: Big 'n Blind 2017.
Competitions
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021 · 20 Jun 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Kunshan Morning 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaoxing Afternoon 2021 · 27 Mar 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Winter 2018 · 2 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Big 'n Blind 2017 · 10 Dec 2017
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.
- Dongzhe Li (李东哲) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Xinjie Shi (施鑫杰) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.