People · United States
Christopher Sun
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017SUNC01
Christopher Sun has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.43, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,034th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since January 2017, he has put 214 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.09 in January 2017 to 8.43, a 63% improvement. Christopher has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.43 | 9.85 | top 3.6% | 2,034 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 34.94 | 36.90 | top 6.6% | 1,031 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.71 | 19.87 | top 14.3% | 1,867 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.03 | 3.28 | top 14.6% | 5,719 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.51 | 9.20 | top 16.5% | 4,382 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 17.56 | 22.15 | top 22.3% | 1,476 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.05 | 1:38.69 | top 24.4% | 1,682 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 5.97 | 7.81 | top 25.5% | 4,149 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.19 | 1:47.68 | top 34.0% | 2,710 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:10.00 | 3:20.88 | top 45.7% | 1,693 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 26.26 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,967 / 8,927 |
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
- 12 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019.
- 13 Jan 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at South Enough 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018Five personal bests in one day at South Enough 2018.
- 24 Jun 2017First sub-20 3×3: 11.87 at 6.25 Bay Area 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.87 at 6.25 Bay Area 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017First competition: Armin Open 2017. A 23.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 14 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Cupertino 2018 · 15 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- South Enough 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- San Ramon Cubed 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- San Ramon 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- 6.25 Bay Area 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Armin Open 2017 · 21 Jan 2017
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.
- Riley Woo — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ryan Jew — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.