People · United States
Ivan Chen
3×3 · top 18.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023CHEN14
Ivan Chen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.32, set at Berkeley Spring 2026, puts him in the top 18.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,956th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since January 2023, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.85 in January 2023 to 13.32, a 25% improvement. Ivan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 13.32 | 18.15 | top 18.6% | 9,956 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.38 | 6.53 | top 31.4% | 12,483 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.93 | 14.01 | top 52.4% | 15,291 / 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
- 26 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.32 at Berkeley Spring 2026.
- 22 Jan 2023First competition: Berkeley Winter B 2023. A 17.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 48 - 6.25 Berkeley 2023 · 25 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2023 · 12 Mar 2023
- Berkeley Winter B 2023 · 22 Jan 2023
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.
- Ryan H. Lee — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nolan Yiu — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caleb Yao (姚英華) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.