People · China
Xiaowei Chen (陈晓伟)
3×3 · top 9.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013CHEN58
Xiaowei Chen (陈晓伟) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.52, set at Nanjing Autumn 2018, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,519th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since August 2013, he has put 247 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.59 in August 2013 to 10.52, a 49% improvement. Xiaowei has entered 13 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 | 10.52 | 11.96 | top 9.0% | 3,519 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.74 | 24.11 | top 17.1% | 1,691 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 45.76 | 53.05 | top 19.2% | 2,089 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.15 | 7.70 | top 21.1% | 2,414 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 4.80 | 6.61 | top 36.8% | 6,331 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,061 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:26.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,008 / 1,183 |
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
- 16 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Suzhou Open 2017.
- 24 Oct 2015Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Autumn 2015.
- 8 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Wuxi Open 2015.
- 1 May 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.92 at Nanjing Spring 2015.
- 1 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2015.
- 12 Jul 2014First sub-20 3×3: 16.94 at Suzhou Open 2014.
Competitions
- Nanjing Autumn 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zhenjiang Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2015 · 1 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Wuxi Open 2013 · 17 Aug 2013
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.
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Renxin Tang (汤任欣) — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.