People · Singapore
Luca Chen
3×3 · top 4.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026CHEN56
Luca Chen has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.69, set at Singapore Aug Even 2026, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 116th in Singapore. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2026, he has put 92 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.36 in March 2026 to 8.69, a 16% improvement. Luca has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.69 | 10.39 | top 4.2% | 116 / 1,559 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.38 | 21.12 | top 9.0% | 67 / 471 | |
| 2×2 | 3.01 | 4.12 | top 14.4% | 197 / 1,064 | |
| Square-1 | 16.12 | 25.33 | top 19.0% | 46 / 134 | |
| 4×4 | 49.59 | 57.29 | top 24.3% | 190 / 466 |
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
- 2 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Singapore Aug Even 2026.
- 5 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Singapore Twist and Tips July 2026.
- 29 Mar 2026First competition: Singapore Skewby March 2026. A 10.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Singapore Kempinski Open 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
- Singapore Aug Even 2026 · 2 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Odd July Singapore 2026 · 12 Jul 2026
- Singapore Twist and Tips July 2026 · 5 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NUS Mini 2026 · 21 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NUS Clock Clash 2026 · 6 Jun 2026
- Singapore Skewby March 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
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.
- Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Akash Sreedharan (ஆகாஷ் ஸ்ரீதரன்) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Emmanuel Kao — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.