People · United States
Derek Chen
3×3 · top 57.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2026 · 2026CHED02
Derek Chen has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 27.09, set at Ohio State Summer Mini 2026, puts him in the top 57.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33,680th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since June 2026, he has put 15 official solves on the record across two events. Derek has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 27.09 | 30.96 | top 57.0% | 33,680 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 15.24 | 21.01 | top 79.1% | 15,122 / 18,907 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026First competition: Ohio State Summer Warm Up 2026. A 29.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ohio State Summer Mini 2026 · 26 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Summer Warm Up 2026 · 27 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.
- Mason Langenderfer — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Pfeifer — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nolan Wood — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.09 away.
- A sub-15 Skewb single — 57,358 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.