People · New Zealand
Jonathan Chia
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018CHIA07
Jonathan Chia has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.39, set at NZ North Island Championship 2023, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 132nd in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2018, he has put 161 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.84 in December 2018 to 9.39, a 44% improvement. Jonathan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.39 | 11.57 | top 5.8% | 132 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 47.25 | 1:00.09 | top 21.1% | 152 / 722 | |
| 2×2 | 3.80 | 4.36 | top 23.9% | 429 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.20 | 10.29 | top 29.5% | 408 / 1,141 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.68 | 2:42.95 | top 58.6% | 204 / 355 |
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
- 27 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.39 at NZ North Island Championship 2023.
- 21 Jan 2022Three personal bests in one day at Popping Off Pukekohe A 2022.
- 29 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Summer Open 2020.
- 13 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.89 at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 13 Dec 2019Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 26 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at NxNZ 2019.
Competitions
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Popping Off Pukekohe A 2022 · 21 Jan 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 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.
- Luke Heath-Edwards — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Angela Braganza — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ashley Foster — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 7.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.