People · China
Yu Chen (陈誉)
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019CHEY56
Yu Chen (陈誉) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.96, set at Ningbo Autumn 2025, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,863rd in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2019, he has put 63 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.20 in December 2019 to 2.82, a 46% improvement. Yu has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.96 | 12.83 | top 7.3% | 2,863 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 3.91 | top 12.2% | 1,903 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 47.50 | 52.72 | top 21.5% | 2,315 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.79 | 11.13 | top 51.4% | 5,383 / 10,224 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Ningbo Autumn 2025.
- 27 Mar 2021First sub-15 3×3: 13.02 at Shaoxing Morning 2021.
- 21 Dec 2019First competition: Shaoxing Open 2019. A 17.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ningbo Autumn 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Shaoxing Morning 2021 · 27 Mar 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaoxing Open 2019 · 21 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.
- Yuxuan Wu (吴雨轩) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xuyang Chen (陈徐洋) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Puze Mao (毛朴泽) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.