People · China
Zexin Chen (陈泽新)
3×3 blindfolded · top 28.3% of 12,178 all-time · competing since April 2013 · 2013CHEN14
Zexin Chen (陈泽新) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 1:44.83, set at Hefei Open 2013, puts him in the top 28.3% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 388th in China. Across 3 competitions since April 2013, he has put 44 official solves on the record across nine events. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.27 in April 2013 to 19.08, a 27% improvement. Zexin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 blindfolded | 1:44.83 | — | early days — 1 solve | 388 / 1,183 | |
| 2×2 | 4.69 | 8.06 | top 35.4% | 6,090 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 19.08 | 24.13 | top 37.3% | 13,069 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.28 | 44.45 | top 61.3% | 4,940 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 2:24.37 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,443 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,285 / 5,926 | |
| 7×7 | 8:43.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,242 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 7:16.30 | 7:39.32 | early days — 3 solves | 1,346 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 4 cubes · 26:07 | — | early days — 1 solve | 274 / 278 |
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
- 27 Jul 2013Three personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2013.
- 12 May 2013First sub-20 3×3: 19.08 at NUAA Open 2013.
- 6 Apr 2013First competition: Nanjing Normal University 2013. A 26.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Open 2013 · 27 Jul 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- NUAA Open 2013 · 12 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Normal University 2013 · 6 Apr 2013
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.
- Jinhao Zheng (郑金昊) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jiawen Wu (吴嘉文) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Qingwei Kong (孔庆玮) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1:30 3×3 blindfolded single — 2,810 people have one; it is 14.83 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.