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Eugene Chang
3×3 · top 7.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014CHAN02
Eugene Chang has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.00, set at UCLA Spring 2025, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,099th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2014, he has put 126 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.15 in February 2014 to 10.00, a 42% improvement. Eugene 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 | 10.00 | 11.29 | top 7.4% | 4,099 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 38.91 | 46.80 | top 10.9% | 1,609 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.61 | 1:29.52 | top 18.8% | 1,462 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.32 | 27.74 | top 21.4% | 2,734 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.88 | 5.96 | top 24.9% | 9,788 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.58 | 16.76 | top 64.5% | 19,052 / 28,708 |
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
- 20 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at UCLA Spring 2025.
- 21 Feb 2015Four personal bests in one day at Caltech Winter Open 2015.
- 8 Nov 2014Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall Open 2014.
- 9 Aug 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.64 at Nisei Week 2014.
- 22 Feb 2014First competition: Caltech Winter Open 2014. A 17.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCLA Spring 2025 · 20 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- SacCubing III 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Nisei Week 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014
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.
- Shane Grogan — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Davani — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dan Pastushkov — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.