People · China
Zihan Chen (陈子涵)
3×3 · top 7.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026CHEN71
Zihan Chen (陈子涵) has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.04, set at Huanggang Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,954th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since April 2026, he has put 29 official solves on the record across three events. Zihan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.04 | 13.02 | top 7.6% | 2,954 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.81 | 21.52 | top 9.8% | 949 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 50.48 | 56.20 | top 25.3% | 2,684 / 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
- 4 Apr 2026First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026. A 10.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Huanggang Open 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
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.
- Yuan Gao (高原) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Danxiao Zhang (张澹潇) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.