People · China
Zian Chen (陈子安)
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025CHEZ09
Zian Chen (陈子安) has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.91, set at Xuzhou Zenith 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,809th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2025, he has put 29 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.56 in November 2025 to 9.91, a 27% improvement. Zian has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.91 | 11.23 | top 7.2% | 2,809 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.35 | 6.93 | top 18.4% | 2,989 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.85 | 12.54 | top 51.8% | 5,429 / 10,224 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Xuzhou Zenith 2026.
- 16 Nov 2025First competition: Xuzhou Open 2025. A 13.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Open 2025 · 16 Nov 2025
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.
- Haoran Jing (荆浩然) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zhibo Xuan (禤志博) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tian Xia (夏天) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.