People · China
Xu Chen (陈栩)
3×3 · top 9.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019CHEN52
Xu Chen (陈栩) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.53, set at Shandong Open 2019, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,536th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2019, he has put 150 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. Xu has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 10.53 | 12.36 | top 9.0% | 3,536 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.35 | 6.86 | top 9.4% | 1,117 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.14 | 4.81 | top 15.9% | 2,538 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 45.24 | 48.77 | top 18.6% | 2,018 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.51 | 25.37 | top 27.4% | 2,689 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.74 | 1:44.64 | top 35.2% | 1,585 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 3:36.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,049 / 1,349 | |
| Skewb | 13.22 | 15.67 | top 71.6% | 3,743 / 5,004 |
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
- 4 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 26 Jul 2019Five personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019First competition: Yancheng Spring 2019. A 11.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Yancheng Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019
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.
- Hongtong Zhu (朱泓同) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yu Tang (唐语) — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.