People · China
Xihan Chen (陈锡涵)
3×3 · top 2.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026CHEN39
Xihan Chen (陈锡涵) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.71, set at Nanchang Summer 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 832nd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2026, he has put 106 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.23 in March 2026 to 7.71, a 16% improvement. Xihan 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 | 7.71 | 8.87 | top 2.3% | 832 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.04 | 3.74 | top 5.0% | 698 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.25 | 16.55 | top 8.6% | 822 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.48 | 7.10 | top 10.1% | 1,200 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 5.40 | 8.38 | top 21.2% | 1,316 / 5,004 | |
| Square-1 | 31.58 | 41.30 | top 52.4% | 902 / 1,362 | |
| Clock | 18.31 | 19.90 | top 59.7% | 1,355 / 1,843 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wuhu Open 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026First competition: Xianju Special 2026. A 9.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhu Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanchang Summer 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xianju Special 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 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.
- Xuanheng Yan (颜暄衡) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Xuhao Wang (王栩豪) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kaixi Guo (郭铠希) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.