People · United States
Joyce Chen
3×3 · top 21.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023CHEJ02
Joyce Chen has been competing for 3 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.07, set at GAN Southern Championship 2026, puts her in the top 21.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,437th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since August 2023, she has put 65 official solves on the record across six events. Her 3×3 best has come down from 33.45 in August 2023 to 14.07, a 58% improvement. Joyce has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 14.07 | 20.40 | top 21.2% | 11,437 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.12 | 7.05 | top 52.1% | 21,262 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.18 | 14.20 | top 61.8% | 18,169 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 12.18 | 19.14 | top 66.9% | 12,509 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,235 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:05.56 | — | top 87.0% | 13,181 / 15,683 |
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
- 11 Jun 2026First sub-20 3×3: 14.07 at GAN Southern Championship 2026.
- 11 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.07 at GAN Southern Championship 2026.
- 11 Jun 2026Six personal bests in one day at GAN Southern Championship 2026.
- 17 Dec 2023First sub-30 3×3: 26.40 at DFW Cubing Fall 2023.
- 17 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First competition: Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023. A 33.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN Southern Championship 2026 · 11 Jun 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023 · 26 Aug 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 her.
- Michael Conard — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Pilat — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Casey Ngo — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.07 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as she improves.