People · Australia
Ian Chen
3×3 · top 14.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024CHEI01
Ian Chen has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.09, set at Speedy Southport 2025, puts him in the top 14.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,254th in Australia. Across 5 competitions since June 2024, he has put 146 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.80 in June 2024 to 12.09, a 23% improvement. Ian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.09 | 13.54 | top 14.2% | 1,254 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 4.30 | 5.03 | top 30.3% | 2,355 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 7.12 | 11.78 | top 34.6% | 983 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.92 | 13.43 | top 35.5% | 1,886 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.83 | 32.54 | top 41.5% | 964 / 2,659 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.64 | — | top 54.1% | 673 / 1,277 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.64 | — | top 56.4% | 1,564 / 3,051 | |
| Clock | 18.54 | 21.20 | top 60.4% | 621 / 1,095 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.79 | — | top 65.6% | 914 / 1,356 | |
| Square-1 | 1:38.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 890 / 899 |
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 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Speedy Southport 2025.
- 2 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.55 at Speedy Southport 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Speedy Southport 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024First competition: Queensland Open 2024. A 21.63 3×3 single to start from.
- 28 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.80 at Queensland Open 2024.
Competitions
- Speedy Southport 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- QLD State Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Speedy Southport 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 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.
- Yiyang Chen — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ming Dao Ting — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Laura Ting — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.