People · China
Yijia Chen (陈一嘉)
3×3 · top 2.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026CHEN30
Yijia Chen (陈一嘉) has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.72, set at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 857th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2026, he has put 155 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.82 in February 2026 to 7.72, a 29% improvement. Yijia has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 7.72 | 8.53 | top 2.3% | 857 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.30 | 15.83 | top 3.5% | 310 / 5,994 | |
| 2×2 | 2.15 | 3.26 | top 5.9% | 828 / 15,939 | |
| Square-1 | 11.41 | 16.82 | top 8.7% | 131 / 1,373 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.59 | 7.77 | top 17.1% | 2,013 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 45.85 | 48.93 | top 19.4% | 2,140 / 5,999 | |
| Skewb | 7.01 | 8.75 | top 33.8% | 2,079 / 5,030 | |
| Clock | 22.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,565 / 1,887 |
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
- 5 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026.
- 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
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 IV 2026 · 16 Sep 2026
- 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 32 rounds, finished ahead once
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.