People · United States
Kevin Chung
Pyraminx · top 9.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014CHUN04
Kevin Chung has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.26, set at Virginia Open Fall 2014, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,325th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2014, he has put 118 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.33 in August 2014 to 11.90, a 61% improvement. Kevin has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.26 | 11.85 | top 9.0% | 2,325 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.90 | 14.14 | top 13.6% | 7,272 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.06 | 7.39 | top 18.6% | 2,963 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.41 | 5.81 | top 31.8% | 12,621 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.92 | 1:10.40 | top 39.6% | 6,429 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.85 | — | top 60.5% | 8,501 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 55.93 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,410 / 6,743 |
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
- 30 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at Severna Park Spring 2016.
- 6 Sep 2014First sub-30 3×3: 12.65 at River Hill Summer 2014.
- 6 Sep 2014First sub-20 3×3: 12.65 at River Hill Summer 2014.
- 6 Sep 2014First sub-15 3×3: 12.65 at River Hill Summer 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014First competition: US Nationals 2014. A 30.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Open Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Severna Park Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2015 · 26 Sep 2015
- Slow n Steady Spring 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2015 · 9 May 2015
- Virginia Open Fall 2014 · 18 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Keaton Ellis — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Henry Savich — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.