People · China
Zihan Chen (陈子涵)
3×3 one-handed · top 4.0% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018CHEZ16
Zihan Chen (陈子涵) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 12.73, set at Taizhou Open 2025, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 355th in China. Until January 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2018, he has put 70 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.38 in November 2018 to 8.84, a 39% improvement. Zihan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 one-handed | 12.73 | 15.59 | top 4.0% | 355 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 8.84 | 10.29 | top 4.5% | 1,713 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 38.87 | 41.15 | top 10.8% | 1,144 / 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
- 27 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.27 at Wuhu Open 2019.
- 24 Nov 2018First competition: Wuhu Open 2018. A 15.64 3×3 single to start from.
- 24 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.38 at Wuhu Open 2018.
Competitions
- Taizhou Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhu Open 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuhu Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- Yu Jin (金煜) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yizhi Cui (崔益智) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.