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David Chao

3×3 · top 25.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2012 · 2012CHAO01

David Chao has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.24, set at TJHSST Fall 2016, puts him in the top 25.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,746th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since June 2012, he has put 24 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.34 in June 2012 to 15.24, a 21% improvement. David has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 25.2% of 284,439 all-time
15.24
signature single · TJHSST Fall 2016
24
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×315.2417.62
top 25.2%13,746 / 59,724
2×25.788.95
top 48.5%19,686 / 40,951

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

River Hill Summer 2012: 19.34Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2012: 15.40TJHSST Fall 2016: 15.2415.2419.3416 Jun 201219 Nov 2016

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Will Callan — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
  • Alex Hontz — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
  • Noah Ayala — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times

Next targets

  • A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
  • A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.78 away.

Targets move as he improves.