People · China
Zhengxiang Chen (陈政向)
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017CHEZ07
Zhengxiang Chen (陈政向) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.25, set at Wenzhou Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,208th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since August 2017, he has put 59 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.68 in August 2017 to 8.25, a 35% improvement. Zhengxiang has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.25 | 10.55 | top 3.2% | 1,208 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 37.39 | 44.33 | top 9.1% | 959 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.69 | 24.68 | top 16.9% | 1,677 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 3.71 | top 18.5% | 3,016 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,169 / 2,816 |
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
- 15 Dec 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.25 at Wenzhou Open 2018.
- 15 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Wenzhou Open 2018.
- 20 Aug 2017First competition: Yangzhou Open 2017. A 13.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wenzhou Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 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.
- Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Anchang Wang (王安畅) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Lei Liu (刘磊) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.