People · Canada
Don Chen
2×2 · top 18.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023CHEN07
Don Chen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.31, set at Burnaby Basics 2024, puts him in the top 18.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,215th in Canada. Across 4 competitions since January 2023, he has put 100 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.39 in January 2023 to 3.31, a 55% improvement. Don 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 5.58 | top 18.0% | 1,215 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 14.92 | 17.66 | top 24.3% | 2,358 / 10,502 | |
| Skewb | 7.82 | 12.70 | top 40.0% | 1,012 / 2,928 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.94 | 12.06 | top 44.3% | 2,094 / 4,913 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.52 | 1:25.86 | top 50.3% | 1,394 / 3,180 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.63 | 2:54.97 | top 53.2% | 620 / 1,393 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Burnaby Basics 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.59 at Cubing on Par A 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cubing on Par A 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First competition: Richmond Favourites 2023. A 24.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vancouver Newcomers Morning 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
- Burnaby Basics 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing on Par A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Richmond Favourites 2023 · 14 Jan 2023
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.
- Tristan Lee — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kevin Lê — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kevin Matthews — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.