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Yan Chen (陈岩)

3×3 one-handed · top 20.4% of 73,695 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013CHEN39

Yan Chen (陈岩) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 19.98, set at Tangshan Open 2019, puts him in the top 20.4% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,033rd in China. Across 2 competitions since July 2013, he has put 35 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 27.08 in July 2013 to 19.98, a 26% improvement. Yan has entered two competitions.

3×3 one-handed
best event — top 20.4% of 73,695 all-time
19.98
signature single · Tangshan Open 2019
35
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingChina
3×3 one-handed19.9822.87
top 20.4%2,033 / 5,922
3×314.6416.77
top 23.2%8,840 / 28,153
4×41:06.931:25.71
top 43.9%4,138 / 5,926

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

Yingkou Open 2013: 27.08Tangshan Open 2019: 19.9819.9827.0814 Jul 201319 May 2019

Best single per competition, 3×3 one-handed. 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-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.98 away.
  • A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.64 away.

Targets move as he improves.