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Katherine Chiang
3×3 · top 7.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023CHIA19
Katherine Chiang has been competing for 3 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.89, set at UIUC Fall 2023, puts her in the top 7.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,934th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since December 2023, she has put 42 official solves on the record across five events. Katherine has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.89 | 12.37 | top 7.1% | 3,934 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.70 | 23.85 | top 22.4% | 2,878 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.92 | 5.86 | top 25.5% | 9,994 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 54.82 | 1:01.85 | top 30.5% | 4,811 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:53.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,549 / 7,841 |
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
- 9 Dec 2023First competition: UIUC Fall 2023. A 10.27 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at UIUC Fall 2023.
Competitions
- Temecula Valley Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- UIUC Fall 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests 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 her.
- Dylan Govic — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mike Hughey — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Sander Garcia-Stam — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as she improves.