People · China
Zhinan Chen (陈志楠)
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019CHEZ11
Zhinan Chen (陈志楠) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.53, set at Luoyang Spring 2024, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,391st in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since August 2019, he has put 24 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.89 in August 2019 to 9.53, a 50% improvement. Zhinan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.53 | 11.87 | top 6.2% | 2,391 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.12 | 6.68 | top 28.0% | 4,754 / 15,796 |
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: 9.53 at Luoyang Spring 2024.
- 10 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Luoyang Spring 2024.
- 25 Aug 2019First competition: Quanzhou Open 2019. A 18.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Luoyang Spring 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Quanzhou Open 2019 · 25 Aug 2019
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.
- Yujia Wu (吴语嘉) — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Xiaoyu Yue (岳宵宇) — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hao Wang (王昊) — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.