People · China
Yongzhi Chen (陈勇志)
2×2 · top 7.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019CHEY57
Yongzhi Chen (陈勇志) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Xuzhou Autumn 2024, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,107th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since December 2019, he has put 32 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.52 in December 2019 to 13.82, a 16% improvement. Yongzhi has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 5.37 | top 7.7% | 1,107 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 13.82 | 16.37 | top 20.3% | 7,868 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,431 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.70 | 42.95 | top 63.5% | 5,058 / 5,922 |
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
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.82 at Xuzhou Autumn 2024.
- 22 Dec 2019First competition: Harbin Open 2019. A 19.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2019 · 22 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best 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.
- Wei Jin (金葳) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Chengxiang Wang (王诚祥) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hao Li (李昊) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.