People · China
Yuanxi Chen
Pyraminx · top 7.8% of 130,891 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023CHEN28
Yuanxi Chen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.02, set at Michigan Speedcubing Spring 2023, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 936th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2023, he has put 220 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.08 in February 2023 to 11.15, a 54% improvement. Yuanxi has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.02 | 8.40 | top 7.8% | 936 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 | 11.15 | 11.66 | top 11.0% | 4,383 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 3.10 | 3.90 | top 15.5% | 2,503 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.22 | 26.57 | top 18.5% | 1,878 / 5,994 | |
| Skewb | 5.90 | 9.68 | top 25.1% | 1,565 / 5,030 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.90 | 1:20.81 | top 52.5% | 4,722 / 5,999 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,518 / 1,693 | |
| 5×5 | 3:08.99 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,734 / 2,857 |
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
- 31 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Summer 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.54 at Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023.
- 9 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.49 at Washtenaw Spring B 2023.
- 9 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Spring B 2023.
- 26 Feb 2023First competition: London Winter B 2023. A 24.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Washtenaw Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025
- Washtenaw Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Newcomers 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Solve 4 Justice Southfield 2024 · 7 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Speedcubing Spring 2023 · 30 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Spring B 2023 · 9 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- London Winter B 2023 · 26 Feb 2023
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 Chen — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Justin Sui — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Doug Li — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.