People · United States
Adam Chen
3×3 · top 3.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016CHEA02
Adam Chen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.52, set at Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,123rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2016, he has put 183 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.30 in September 2016 to 8.52, a 25% improvement. Adam 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.52 | 9.59 | top 3.8% | 2,123 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 33.78 | 41.39 | top 5.6% | 857 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.73 | 1:08.62 | top 8.2% | 641 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.93 | 20.59 | top 10.0% | 1,330 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 4.11 | top 19.4% | 7,631 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.17 | 1:48.30 | top 34.7% | 2,469 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:03.17 | 3:11.54 | early days — 3 solves | 1,572 / 4,196 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.33 | 14.47 | top 47.6% | 13,746 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 11.29 | 16.04 | top 62.4% | 11,539 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:04.68 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,434 / 2,092 |
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
- 24 Jun 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018.
- 24 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018.
- 3 Jun 2017Five personal bests in one day at Queen City 2017.
- 10 Sep 2016First competition: Mason Cubing Challenge 2016. A 14.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing For Kyle 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing For LLS Fall 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Queen City 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 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.
- Nolan Wood — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Zachary Garber — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Andy Denney — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.