People · China
Xiran Chen (陈袭然)
3×3 one-handed · top 1.9% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014CHEN51
Xiran Chen (陈袭然) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.01, set at Wuhan Open 2021, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 154th in China. Until July 2011, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since November 2014, he has put 379 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.59 in November 2014 to 7.84, a 32% improvement. Xiran has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 one-handed | 11.01 | 12.91 | top 1.9% | 154 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 7.84 | 9.36 | top 2.5% | 910 / 28,153 |
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
- 20 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Luoyang Open 2019.
- 12 Nov 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Tianjin Open 2016.
- 26 Apr 2015Five personal bests in one day at Tianjin University Open 2015.
- 16 Nov 2014First competition: BUAA Open 2014. A 11.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
- Deqing Small & Special 2026 · 26 Apr 2026
- Yancheng Open 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Open 2024 · 15 Dec 2024
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024
- Xuzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024
- Wuhan Open 2021 · 5 Jun 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021
- Luoyang Open 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2019 · 7 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019
- Beijing Winter 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
- Beijing Ten Years Open 2017 · 17 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Weifang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- One Night in Beijing 2016 · 28 May 2016
- Tianjin University Open 2015 · 26 Apr 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- BUAA Open 2014 · 16 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Qingze Li (李庆泽) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.