People · China
Wenda Chen (陈闻达)
3×3 · top 8.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2011 · 2011CHEN42
Wenda Chen (陈闻达) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.32, set at Nantong Open 2014, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,301st in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since October 2011, he has put 140 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.81 in October 2011 to 10.32, a 62% improvement. Wenda has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 10.32 | 12.80 | top 8.4% | 3,301 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.41 | 33.57 | top 35.3% | 3,340 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 5.60 | 6.76 | top 46.5% | 7,980 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.42 | 1:27.70 | top 48.3% | 4,413 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.66 | 15.82 | top 58.0% | 6,004 / 10,224 |
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
- 3 Aug 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.08 at Shanghai Summer 2013.
- 5 Aug 2012First sub-20 3×3: 18.33 at Hefei Summer 2012.
- 3 Oct 2011First competition: Suzhou Open 2011. A 26.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chengdu Open 2016 · 1 May 2016
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Open 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2014 · 9 Aug 2014
- Nantong Open 2014 · 19 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014
- Wuxi Open 2013 · 17 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer 2012 · 5 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Summer 2012 · 21 Jul 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Suzhou Open 2011 · 3 Oct 2011
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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Xin Shi (石欣) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.