People · China
Yang Chen (陈扬)
3×3 blindfolded · top 25.0% of 12,178 all-time · competing since January 2013 · 2013CHEN03
Yang Chen (陈扬) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 1:35.47, set at Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019, puts him in the top 25.0% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 344th in China. Across 6 competitions since January 2013, he has put 85 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.28 in January 2013 to 15.41, a 16% improvement. Yang has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 blindfolded | 1:35.47 | — | early days — 3 solves | 344 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 | 15.41 | 16.48 | top 25.8% | 9,681 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.81 | 40.41 | top 46.2% | 4,089 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 6.21 | 8.81 | top 53.0% | 9,012 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.55 | 1:21.86 | top 54.7% | 4,776 / 5,926 | |
| 7×7 | 5:34.38 | 5:41.62 | early days — 3 solves | 1,012 / 1,261 | |
| 5×5 | 2:22.55 | 2:40.16 | top 62.2% | 2,423 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 4:20.56 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,207 / 1,349 |
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
- 7 Sep 2013Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013First competition: Canberra Summer 2013. A 20.18 3×3 single to start from.
- 5 Jan 2013First sub-20 3×3: 18.28 at Canberra Summer 2013.
Competitions
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023
- Chengdu New Year Afternoon 2021 · 3 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2013 · 7 Sep 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Canberra Summer 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 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.
- Jayden McNeill — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kirt Protacio — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bryson Azzopardi — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1:30 3×3 blindfolded single — 2,810 people have one; it is 5.47 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.