People · China
Zijian Shen (沈子健)
2×2 · top 20.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021SHEN03
Zijian Shen (沈子健) has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.52, set at Beijing Summer 2025, puts him in the top 20.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,407th in China. Across 5 competitions since April 2021, he has put 60 official solves on the record across five events. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.42 in April 2021 to 3.52, a 35% improvement. Zijian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 5.04 | top 20.5% | 3,407 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 15.93 | 17.51 | top 27.7% | 10,450 / 28,499 | |
| Skewb | 6.54 | 13.61 | top 30.1% | 1,870 / 5,030 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.83 | 11.60 | top 43.4% | 4,677 / 10,269 | |
| Clock | 14.63 | — | top 46.4% | 1,123 / 1,887 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.80 at Beijing Summer 2025.
- 17 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer 2025.
- 4 Apr 2021First competition: Beijing Spring PM 2021. A 22.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026
- Beijing Only 3x3 2025 · 23 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021
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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- An Li (李安) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yiqin Sun (孙弋钦) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.