People · New Zealand
Alex Chen
2×2 · top 32.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2026 · 2026CHEA04
Alex Chen has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.48, set at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 32.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 573rd in New Zealand. Across 2 competitions since June 2026, he has put 44 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.71 in June 2026 to 17.80, a 14% improvement. Alex has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.48 | 6.24 | top 32.7% | 573 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 17.80 | 22.45 | top 33.5% | 681 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 11.11 | 19.01 | top 61.4% | 435 / 666 |
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
- 10 Jul 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.80 at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026First competition: Auckland Winter Open 2026. A 20.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yuki Gao — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Brooke — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.