People · United States
James Chen
Pyraminx · top 22.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022CHEN80
James Chen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.32, set at Oʻahu ʻOhana Cubing 2023, puts him in the top 22.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,030th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since September 2022, he has put 52 official solves on the record across five events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 7.36 in September 2022 to 6.32, a 14% improvement. James has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.32 | 7.04 | top 22.4% | 6,030 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 19.64 | 21.35 | top 38.9% | 21,998 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.20 | 6.21 | top 41.8% | 16,801 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.09 | 1:22.93 | top 47.9% | 8,007 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 11.51 | 14.35 | top 63.6% | 11,788 / 18,907 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.64 at Oʻahu ʻOhana Cubing 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023Five personal bests in one day at Oʻahu ʻOhana Cubing 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022First competition: Hono Luau Cube Off 2022. A 23.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oʻahu ʻOhana Cubing 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Hono Luau Cube Off 2022 · 24 Sep 2022
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.
- Jair Sosa — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Travis Dumaran — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Taitum Tanouye — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.