People · Chinese Taipei
Kong-Xiang Chen (陳孔祥)
3×3 · top 44.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012CHEN55
Kong-Xiang Chen (陳孔祥) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.61, set at Hsinchu Spring Open 2014, puts him in the top 44.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,372nd in Chinese Taipei. Across 4 competitions since December 2012, he has put 27 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.06 in December 2012 to 21.61, a 37% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 21.61 | 26.31 | top 44.4% | 2,372 / 4,213 | |
| 2×2 | 9.40 | 11.46 | top 75.4% | 1,461 / 1,669 |
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
- 3 Mar 2013First sub-30 3×3: 28.50 at Taiwan Winter Open 2013.
- 30 Dec 2012First competition: Magic Revenge 2012. A 34.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hsinchu Spring Open 2014 · 27 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Hsinchu Winter Open 2013 · 29 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Taiwan Winter Open 2013 · 3 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Magic Revenge 2012 · 30 Dec 2012
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.
- Wen-Pin Chen (陳文聘) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shao-Heng Hung (洪紹恆) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Er-Sheng Kuo (郭爾陞) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.