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Xinyun Chen (陈新运)

2×2 · top 0.48% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017CHEN36

Xinyun Chen (陈新运) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.96, set at Changsha Autumn 2019, puts him in the top 0.48% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 44th in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 122 competitions since April 2017, he has put 4,780 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.40 in April 2017 to 6.36, a 59% improvement. Xinyun has entered 122 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 0.48% of 186,767 all-time
0.96
signature single · Changsha Autumn 2019
4,780
official solves on the record
14%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 68% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingChina
2×20.961.95
top 0.48%44 / 15,796
3×36.368.20
top 0.73%267 / 28,153
4×426.4231.38
top 1.1%107 / 5,926
Pyraminx2.093.93
top 1.3%139 / 10,224
3×3 one-handed10.9414.28
top 1.8%150 / 5,922
Skewb2.174.16
top 1.8%85 / 5,004
5×553.351:02.25
top 2.8%119 / 2,816
Megaminx50.0357.22
top 5.1%114 / 1,678
3×3 blindfolded34.3446.45
top 5.3%95 / 1,183
Square-19.6413.80
top 5.5%68 / 1,362
6×61:48.111:58.00
top 6.5%146 / 1,349
Clock5.808.98
top 6.6%130 / 1,843
7×72:46.652:55.93
top 7.0%145 / 1,261
3×3 Fewest Moves29 moves33.00
top 12.2%122 / 1,058
3×3 Multi-Blind9 of 10 cubes · 52:58—
top 23.9%62 / 278
4×4 blindfolded5:38.03—
top 26.2%47 / 149
5×5 blindfolded17:30.00—
early days — 3 solves52 / 95

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

Nanchang Spring 2017: 15.40Nanjing Spring 2017: 14.22Wuhan NxN Open 2017: 13.41China Championship 2017: 12.04Inner Mongolia Summer 2017: 13.20Xuchang Open 2017: 13.08Hefei Open 2017: 11.78Nanchang Open 2017: 11.69Jiaozuo Open 2017: 11.73Hubei University Shahu Spring 2018: 11.42Luoyang Spring 2018: 9.51Changsha Xiangmo 2018: 10.45Nanchang Summer Is Coming 2018: 10.00Fujian Championship 2018: 11.16HUST Open 2018: 11.24Lishui University Open 2018: 11.84Nanchang Dragon-boat Open 2018: 10.99Nanning Open 2018: 11.66Qianjiang Summer Open 2018: 9.35Wuhan University Open 2018: 10.38China Championship 2018: 9.96Lanzhou Autumn 2018: 10.82WIT Open 2018: 11.07Hangzhou Open 2018: 9.98Wuhu Open 2018: 9.92Zibo Open 2018: 10.76Zhengzhou Open 2018: 9.95WHUT Open 2018: 10.46Taiyuan Winter 2018: 7.74Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2019: 8.09Changsha Spring Open 2019: 9.47Nanchang Open 2019: 9.44Wuhu Open 2019: 8.61Wuhan Open 2019: 8.10Hengyang Open 2019: 9.00Zhengzhou Open 2019: 7.81Guilin Open 2019: 7.43Hefei Summer 2019: 7.91Xinxiang Open 2019: 8.42Wuhan Autumn 2019: 9.30Nanning Open 2019: 9.20Changsha Autumn 2019: 8.23Cambodia Cubing Championship 2019: 8.99Ezhou Open 2019: 9.17Xiamen Winter 2019: 8.38Nanchang Winter 2019: 7.96Xi'an New Year 2020: 7.74Ordos Winter 2020: 8.71Guangzhou Good Morning 2020: 7.46Nanchang Good Morning 2021: 8.21Chengdu New Year Morning 2021: 7.70Shenzhen Good Morning 2021: 7.96Guangzhou Panyu Afternoon 2021: 8.77Xi'an Cherry Blossom AM 2021: 9.05Guangdong Open 2021: 8.17Guilin Open 2021: 7.72Zhengzhou Summer 2021: 8.84Wuhan Open 2021: 8.75Hong Kong Small Cube Day 2023: 8.51STEM Cube Open Penang 2023: 7.17Selangor Ace Cube 2023: 7.01Vietnam Championship 2023: 8.50Hanoi Summer 2023: 7.18Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023: 7.89Thailand Championship 2023: 8.09Uzbekistan Nationals 2023: 7.03Chongqing Open 2023: 7.82Hefei Winter Open 2023: 7.23Shenzhen Youth Open 2023: 7.75Changsha Open 2023: 7.58Luoyang Spring 2024: 7.78Huzhou Open 2024: 8.36Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024: 7.52Kunshan Open 2024: 6.96Nanchang Spring 2024: 7.46Guiyang Open 2024: 6.36Tianjin Open 2024: 8.11Dandong Yalu River Open 2024: 7.40Xuzhou Autumn 2024: 7.91Guilin Open 2024: 8.06Harbin Open 2024: 7.21Robinson Latkrabang Open 2024: 8.20KUbing Nepal 2024: 8.12Hangzhou Open 2024: 7.07Yancheng Open 2024: 7.57Xi'an New Year 2025: 7.89Luoyang Spring 2025: 7.69Xuzhou Newcomers 2025: 7.39Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025: 7.00Nanchang Spring 2025: 7.53Xi'an Summer 2025: 6.72Taizhou Open 2025: 8.58Hefei Open 2025: 7.81Xi'an Autumn 2025: 8.24Guangzhou Small Cubes 2025: 7.52Xuzhou Open 2025: 7.33Nanchang Winter 2025: 8.35Zhengzhou Zest 2025: 7.68Hefei Cubing League 3x3 I 2026: 6.90Hefei Cubing League 3x3 II 2026: 7.73Huanggang Open 2026: 8.32Hefei Cubing League 3x3 III 2026: 7.03Hefei Cubing League 3x3 IV 2026: 6.96Nanchang Summer 2026: 6.846.3615.4015 Apr 201718 Jul 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
  • A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 1.42 away.

Targets move as he improves.