People · New Zealand
Devin Chen
2×2 · top 7.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023CHEN59
Devin Chen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.38, set at Puzzling Papatoetoe 2025, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 167th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2023, he has put 67 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.62 in May 2023 to 13.85, a 21% improvement. Devin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 4.77 | top 7.8% | 167 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 13.85 | 17.25 | top 20.4% | 425 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.07 | 11.84 | top 45.4% | 601 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.86 | 59.80 | top 71.4% | 410 / 600 | |
| Skewb | 13.73 | 15.81 | top 73.7% | 518 / 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 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.85 at Puzzling Papatoetoe 2025.
- 13 May 2023First competition: Auckland Autumn 2023. A 18.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- A New Year in Auckland 2026 · 16 Jan 2026
- Puzzling Papatoetoe 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ashley Foster — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Harris — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.