People · United States
Kevin Chen
3×3 · top 12.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2010 · 2010CHEN22
Kevin Chen has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.44, set at Caltech Fall 2011, puts him in the top 12.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,536th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since May 2010, he has put 84 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.09 in May 2010 to 11.44, a 29% improvement. Kevin 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.44 | 14.09 | top 12.0% | 6,536 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.29 | 31.56 | top 26.9% | 3,510 / 15,900 |
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 Nov 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.03 at Caltech Fall 2010.
- 22 May 2010First competition: Discovery Science Center competition 2010. A 16.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Caltech Spring 2012 · 26 May 2012
- Caltech Fall 2011 · 19 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011
- Caltech Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011
- Caltech Fall 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2010 · 22 May 2010 — 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.
- Devin Corr-Robinett — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Marco Mendoza — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Deven Nadudvari — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,318 people have one; it is 2.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.