People · China
Xinhao Chen (陈新浩)
2×2 · top 10.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017CHEX02
Xinhao Chen (陈新浩) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.62, set at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019, puts him in the top 10.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,532nd in China. Across 9 competitions since October 2017, he has put 167 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.28 in October 2017 to 11.62, a 43% improvement. Xinhao has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 4.08 | top 10.1% | 1,532 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 11.62 | 13.82 | top 12.6% | 4,969 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:06.60 | 1:15.15 | top 15.1% | 218 / 1,183 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.16 | 7.67 | top 21.2% | 2,427 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 48.19 | 55.91 | top 22.4% | 2,409 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.08 | 24.90 | top 26.3% | 2,587 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 7.17 | 9.63 | top 35.0% | 2,124 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 14:16.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 122 / 149 | |
| Square-1 | 58.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,273 / 1,362 |
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
- 24 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 4 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Dongguan Summer 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at GDSY Open 2019.
- 19 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Yangjiang Open 2019.
- 9 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.64 at Zhongshan Open 2017.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Quiet Day 2024 · 17 Aug 2024
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Dongguan Summer 2019 · 4 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- GDSY Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Yangjiang Open 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- ZHBIT Open 2018 · 20 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhongshan Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 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.
- Rilang Cao (曹日朗) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ruohan Qiu (邱若寒) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.