People · New Zealand
Jonathan Chow
2×2 · top 12.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2009 · 2009CHOW04
Jonathan Chow has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.80, set at SNZ Northern 2018, puts him in the top 12.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 235th in New Zealand. Across 5 competitions since July 2009, he has put 95 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.11 in July 2009 to 12.57, a 34% improvement. Jonathan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 5.22 | top 12.0% | 235 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 12.57 | 15.60 | top 15.9% | 325 / 2,095 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 49 / 111 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.02 | 1:16.95 | top 41.8% | 277 / 722 | |
| Square-1 | 27.09 | 50.39 | top 43.7% | 124 / 251 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.76 | 38.25 | top 60.4% | 318 / 600 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:23.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 74 / 86 |
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
- 1 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.81 at Auckland Spring 2018.
- 23 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at SNZ Northern 2018.
- 18 Jul 2009First competition: New Zealand Championships 2009. A 19.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Spring 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- NxNZ Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- New Zealand Championships 2009 · 18 Jul 2009
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.
- Liam Wadek — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Mantra Shukla — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Macdiarmid — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.