People · Canada
Kelvin Chen (陈冠宇)
3×3 · top 7.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017CHEN04
Kelvin Chen (陈冠宇) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.03, set at GDSY Open 2019, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 698th in Canada. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2017, he has put 57 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.65 in January 2017 to 10.03, a 49% improvement. Kelvin 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 | 10.03 | 12.52 | top 7.5% | 698 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.02 | 6.87 | top 13.3% | 512 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 5.45 | top 19.8% | 1,326 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 5.27 | 7.35 | top 20.3% | 462 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.10 | 29.40 | top 34.5% | 764 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.88 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,502 / 3,118 |
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
- 23 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at GDSY Open 2019.
- 10 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.44 at Vancouver Open Summer 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017First competition: Vancouver Open Winter 2017. A 19.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GDSY Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017
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.
- Xianjing Wang (王先靖) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Anyu Zhang (张安宇) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.