People · China
Xiang Chen (陈翔)
3×3 · top 9.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2021 · 2021CHEN18
Xiang Chen (陈翔) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.72, set at Shenzhen Youth Open 2023, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,768th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2021, he has put 36 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.12 in March 2021 to 10.72, a 29% improvement. Xiang 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 | 10.72 | 13.49 | top 9.6% | 3,768 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.01 | 5.27 | top 26.6% | 4,492 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,206 / 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
- 26 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 10.72 at Shenzhen Youth Open 2023.
- 28 Mar 2021First competition: Shenzhen Nanshan Morning 2021. A 15.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023
- Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 · 26 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Nanshan Morning 2021 · 28 Mar 2021
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.
- Junhe Liao (廖俊和) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yiming Zhuang (庄轶茗) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yangshuo Teng (滕仰硕) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.