People · China
Yijia Chen (陈一嘉)
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026CHEN30
Yijia Chen (陈一嘉) has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.88, set at Beihai Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 934th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2026, he has put 114 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.82 in February 2026 to 7.88, a 27% improvement. Yijia has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 7.88 | 9.46 | top 2.6% | 934 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.61 | 20.79 | top 5.4% | 502 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 2.15 | 3.26 | top 5.8% | 813 / 15,796 | |
| Square-1 | 11.41 | 16.82 | top 8.7% | 130 / 1,362 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.59 | 7.77 | top 17.0% | 1,987 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 7.01 | 8.75 | top 33.7% | 2,057 / 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
- 2 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.59 at Foshan Open 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Foshan Open 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026First competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026. A 10.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beihai Open 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 II 2026 · 19 Aug 2026
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026 · 5 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Special 2026 · 19 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
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.
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chongjian Zhao (赵崇健) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.