People · Philippines
Zhian Anthony S. Chen
2×2 · top 5.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023CHEN97
Zhian Anthony S. Chen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.04, set at Laguna Speedcubing Open IV 2024, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 169th in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since June 2023, he has put 234 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.68 in June 2023 to 12.61, a 29% improvement. Zhian has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.04 | 5.81 | top 5.0% | 169 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 | 12.61 | 14.48 | top 16.1% | 1,731 / 6,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.86 | 11.74 | top 35.0% | 1,013 / 2,621 | |
| Clock | 17.73 | 21.22 | top 57.9% | 359 / 534 | |
| Skewb | 10.78 | 19.52 | top 59.6% | 934 / 1,320 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.34 | — | top 84.6% | 2,225 / 2,440 | |
| Square-1 | 1:05.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 325 / 374 |
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
- 10 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.90 at MnM Caloocan Cubing Fest 2024.
- 25 Jun 2023First competition: Algorithms in Antipolo 2023. A 17.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Las Piñas Speedcubing Open III 2025 · 9 Nov 2025
- South Park Center Muntinlupa Speedcubing Open 2025 · 18 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Ala-Eh VI 2025 · 9 Feb 2025
- Laguna Speedcubing Open VI 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open IX 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
- Cavite Speedcubing Open VIII 2024 · 23 Jun 2024
- Laguna Speedcubing Open IV 2024 · 5 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Imus Under Seven 2024 · 21 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- MnM Caloocan Cubing Fest 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Imus Speedcubing Open 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open VI 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dasmariñas Speedcubing Open II 2023 · 19 Nov 2023
- Cavite Side Events Open 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Let's Cube Laguna 2023 · 28 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Algorithms in Antipolo 2023 · 25 Jun 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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zian Principe — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zoei Principe — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.