People · Canada
Keenan Chen
3×3 · top 5.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2014 · 2014CHEN13
Keenan Chen has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.25, set at National Capital Region 2017, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 526th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2014, he has put 54 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.22 in May 2014 to 9.25, an 18% improvement. Keenan 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.25 | 10.80 | top 5.5% | 526 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.11 | 23.40 | top 15.3% | 325 / 2,620 |
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
- 4 Feb 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Montreal Open Winter 2017.
- 17 May 2014First competition: National Capital Region 2014. A 11.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- National Capital Region 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Montreal Open Winter 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 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.
- Julien Gaboriaud — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Antoine Cantin — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dave Campbell — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.25 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.