People · Australia
Kawin Chen
2×2 · top 3.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019CHEK08
Kawin Chen has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.75, set at NSW Open 2022, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 275th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2019, he has put 130 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.91 in November 2019 to 9.47, a 60% improvement. Kawin 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.75 | 3.55 | top 3.4% | 275 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 9.47 | 11.31 | top 6.1% | 560 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.64 | 6.07 | top 6.1% | 274 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.64 | 24.83 | top 11.8% | 269 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 48.97 | 1:01.23 | top 23.5% | 598 / 3,108 | |
| Skewb | 9.60 | 13.55 | top 52.5% | 1,727 / 3,589 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 768 / 1,412 |
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
- 13 Feb 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.47 at Tramsheds Series Sunday 2022.
- 13 Feb 2022Five personal bests in one day at Tramsheds Series Sunday 2022.
- 16 Feb 2020First sub-15 3×3: 13.64 at Going to The Gong 2020.
- 16 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Going to The Gong 2020.
- 14 Dec 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.74 at Sydney Open 2019.
- 10 Nov 2019First competition: Odd Day in Sydney 2019. A 23.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds Series Sunday 2022 · 13 Feb 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Going to The Gong 2020 · 16 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Odd Day in Sydney 2019 · 10 Nov 2019
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.
- Sora Sato — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Loic Chiang — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sam Moliver — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.