People · Canada
Hong Chen
3×3 blindfolded · top 30.0% of 12,178 all-time · competing since September 2005 · 2005CHEN02
Hong Chen has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 1:50.03, set at Lynden Open 2012, puts him in the top 30.0% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 102nd in Canada. Across 12 competitions since September 2005, he has put 96 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.22 in September 2005 to 20.55, a 34% improvement. Hong has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:50.03 | — | top 30.0% | 102 / 351 | |
| 3×3 | 20.55 | 23.36 | top 41.5% | 4,151 / 10,392 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.82 | 1:28.12 | top 47.7% | 1,295 / 3,118 | |
| 5×5 | 2:30.33 | 3:10.99 | top 65.9% | 869 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 6 cubes · 52:29 | — | early days — 1 solve | 94 / 112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.75 | 1:17.86 | top 87.5% | 2,199 / 2,620 |
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
- 19 May 2007First sub-30 3×3: 26.08 at Canadian Open 2007.
- 19 May 2007Four personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2007.
- 10 Sep 2005First competition: Swedish Open 2005. A 31.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- VanCubing Winter 2014 · 13 Dec 2014
- Vancouver Open Summer 2014 · 23 Aug 2014
- Vancouver Open Winter 2014 · 1 Mar 2014
- Coastal Cubing 2013 · 8 Jun 2013
- Lynden Open 2012 · 4 Feb 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Summer 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open 2010 · 3 Jul 2010
- Vancouver Open 2009 · 12 Sep 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Niagara Open Summer 2008 · 23 Aug 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2008 · 14 Jun 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2007 · 19 May 2007 — 4 personal bests set
- Swedish Open 2005 · 10 Sep 2005
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.
- Kristopher De Asis — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jameson O'Connor — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Emile Compion — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1:30 3×3 blindfolded single — 2,810 people have one; it is 20.03 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.