People · Canada
Jonah Chen
2×2 · top 9.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013CHEN47
Jonah Chen has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.58, set at Vancouver Open Summer 2014, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 646th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2013, he has put 198 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.93 in August 2013 to 11.22, a 41% improvement. Jonah 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 3.10 | top 9.8% | 646 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 11.22 | 13.06 | top 11.2% | 1,061 / 10,502 | |
| 4×4 | 49.31 | 51.50 | top 24.0% | 617 / 3,180 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.92 | 9.72 | top 27.3% | 1,185 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.53 | 29.11 | top 30.3% | 683 / 2,632 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.12 | 1:43.19 | top 31.7% | 403 / 1,546 | |
| 6×6 | 3:35.58 | 3:50.10 | early days — 3 solves | 326 / 683 | |
| 7×7 | 5:31.04 | 6:11.22 | early days — 3 solves | 266 / 519 | |
| Skewb | 11.91 | 21.94 | top 65.6% | 1,860 / 2,928 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.63 | 3:08.20 | top 66.3% | 825 / 1,393 | |
| Square-1 | 1:05.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 828 / 973 |
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
- 23 Aug 2014First sub-15 3×3: 12.36 at Vancouver Open Summer 2014.
- 23 Aug 2014Five personal bests in one day at Vancouver Open Summer 2014.
- 1 Mar 2014Three personal bests in one day at Vancouver Open Winter 2014.
- 3 Aug 2013First competition: Vancouver Open Summer 2013. A 18.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UBC Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- VanCubing Winter 2014 · 13 Dec 2014
- Vancouver Open Summer 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2014 · 1 Mar 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best 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.
- Kristopher De Asis — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Janelle Tin — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Vincent Yim — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.