People · United States
Daniel Chen
3×3 · top 10.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015CHEN51
Daniel Chen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.94, set at Music City Speedsolving 2018, puts him in the top 10.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,572nd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since June 2015, he has put 88 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 18.06 in June 2015 to 10.94, a 39% improvement. Daniel 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.94 | 12.95 | top 10.3% | 5,572 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.26 | 22.21 | top 15.8% | 2,032 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 4.60 | 6.87 | top 34.2% | 13,624 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.52 | 11.28 | top 37.6% | 6,429 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.48 | 1:10.28 | top 40.1% | 6,523 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.74 | 2:38.72 | top 48.5% | 4,060 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 4:41.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,083 / 4,196 |
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
- 9 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.48 at Queen City 2016.
- 9 Jan 2016Three personal bests in one day at Queen City 2016.
- 12 Jun 2015First competition: Indiana 2015. A 18.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Music City Speedsolving 2018 · 31 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dayton Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Queen City 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015
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.
- Luke Griesser — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jeremy Easter — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- James Hildreth — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.