People · United States
Lawrence Chen
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019CHEL09
Lawrence Chen has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.92, set at Ocean State Cubikon 2025, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,982nd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2019, he has put 60 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.54 in December 2019 to 9.92, a 21% improvement. Lawrence 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.92 | 13.37 | top 7.2% | 3,982 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 36.83 | 40.90 | top 8.5% | 1,280 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.55 | 1:23.56 | top 17.2% | 1,336 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.10 | 31.48 | top 37.1% | 4,926 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 2:55.47 | 3:02.56 | early days — 3 solves | 1,411 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,176 / 7,841 |
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
- 28 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Ocean State Cubikon 2025.
- 15 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 24 2020.
- 1 Dec 2019First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019. A 12.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ocean State Cubikon 2025 · 28 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 24 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019 · 1 Dec 2019
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.
- Stanley Tran — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Abhimanyu Singhal — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Michael Chai (柴天方) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 6.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.