People · New Zealand
Albert Chen
2×2 · top 11.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023CHEA09
Albert Chen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.73, set at New Zealand Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 222nd in New Zealand. Across 4 competitions since October 2023, he has put 80 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.52 in October 2023 to 13.12, a 60% improvement. Albert 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 4.39 | top 11.3% | 222 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 13.12 | 16.45 | top 17.8% | 379 / 2,095 | |
| Clock | 13.10 | — | early days — 3 solves | 141 / 303 | |
| Skewb | 9.62 | 20.53 | top 52.5% | 375 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.42 | 11.96 | top 63.4% | 798 / 1,141 | |
| Square-1 | 39.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 179 / 251 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.96 | 1:00.89 | top 66.6% | 365 / 600 |
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
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-30 3×3: 13.27 at New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 13.27 at New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.27 at New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024.
- 27 Oct 2023First competition: NZ North Island Championship 2023. A 32.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Springing into Auckland 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023
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.
- Liam Wadek — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Elyas Eyou — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Mills — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.