People · Canada
Isaac Charles Chen
Skewb · top 5.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015CHEI01
Isaac Charles Chen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.11, set at Oakville Limited Spring 2018, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 96th in Canada. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2015, he has put 97 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.45 in November 2015 to 9.74, a 41% improvement. Isaac 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.11 | 5.86 | top 5.5% | 96 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 | 9.74 | 12.36 | top 6.7% | 640 / 10,392 | |
| 4×4 | 40.19 | 45.36 | top 12.3% | 307 / 3,118 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.44 | 10.97 | top 31.5% | 1,397 / 4,858 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.61 | 1:51.81 | top 37.9% | 396 / 1,375 | |
| 2×2 | 6.64 | 9.13 | top 57.3% | 4,149 / 7,173 |
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
- 29 May 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at 3x3x3 Only Hamilton A 2022.
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.65 at Oakville Limited Winter 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Oakville Limited Winter 2018.
- 28 Nov 2015First competition: Toronto Open Fall 2015. A 16.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waterloo Favourites B 2023 · 19 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- 3x3x3 Only Hamilton A 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Oakville Limited Spring 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Oakville Limited Winter 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Fall 2015 · 28 Nov 2015
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.
- Leo Min-Bedford — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brady Metherall — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Heyning Quong — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.