People · China
Zhen Chen (陈震)
3×3 · top 20.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2010 · 2010CHEN39
Zhen Chen (陈震) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.93, set at Guangzhou SCUT 2012, puts him in the top 20.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,002nd in China. Across 6 competitions since August 2010, he has put 90 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.86 in August 2010 to 13.93, a 17% improvement. Zhen has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 13.93 | 15.74 | top 20.7% | 8,002 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.91 | 24.95 | top 23.0% | 2,289 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 4.78 | 6.91 | top 36.5% | 6,298 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.78 | 1:06.59 | top 37.3% | 3,660 / 5,926 |
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
- 20 May 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Guangzhou SCUT 2012.
- 20 May 2012Three personal bests in one day at Guangzhou SCUT 2012.
- 8 Aug 2010First competition: Shantou Open 2010. A 19.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangdong Open 2013 · 1 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou SCUT 2012 · 20 May 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Winter 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen University 2011 · 1 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- One-to-eight Cubes Competition 2011 · 20 Mar 2011
- Shantou Open 2010 · 8 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Weifeng Cheng (程维锋) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Weixing Zhang (张炜星) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mok Mun Wai (莫滿懷) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.