People · United States
Eric Chen
3×3 · top 13.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018CHEE05
Eric Chen has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.97, set at Penn Cube Day Spring 2026, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,390th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since June 2018, he has put 75 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.05 in June 2018 to 11.97, a 54% improvement. Eric has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 11.97 | 14.04 | top 13.8% | 7,390 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.57 | 5.03 | top 33.8% | 13,472 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.60 | 31.32 | top 45.8% | 6,212 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 9.47 | 11.33 | top 51.6% | 9,267 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.25 | 14.86 | top 62.3% | 18,338 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 10,926 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:54.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,825 / 9,401 |
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
- 22 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.97 at Penn Cube Day Spring 2026.
- 22 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Penn Cube Day Spring 2026.
- 20 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.31 at Penn Cube Day Spring 2019.
- 30 Jun 2018First competition: Maryland 2018. A 26.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019
- River Hill Spring 2019 · 2 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- First State 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Maryland 2018 · 30 Jun 2018
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dana Yi — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.