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Zijian Chen (陈子健)

2×2 · top 15.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017CHEZ13

Zijian Chen (陈子健) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.12, set at Dongguan Open 2018, puts him in the top 15.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,498th in China. Across 2 competitions since October 2017, he has put 30 official solves on the record across four events. Zijian has entered two competitions.

2×2
best event — top 15.6% of 186,767 all-time
3.12
signature single · Dongguan Open 2018
30
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingChina
2×23.123.87
top 15.6%2,498 / 15,796
3×325.7831.30
top 54.3%17,086 / 28,153
Pyraminx11.3817.03
top 63.2%6,433 / 10,224
Skewb17.92
early days — 1 solve4,295 / 5,004

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

China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017: 3.39Dongguan Open 2018: 3.123.123.391 Oct 20174 Mar 2018

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
  • A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 0.78 away.

Targets move as he improves.