People · United States
Manning Chen
2×2 · top 16.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015CHEN96
Manning Chen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.16, set at Spring Scramble 2016, puts him in the top 16.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,312th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since October 2015, he has put 102 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.57 in October 2015 to 3.16, a 63% improvement. Manning has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 5.43 | top 16.1% | 6,312 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.24 | 19.65 | top 34.8% | 19,435 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.39 | 33.01 | top 40.4% | 5,383 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.85 | 10.38 | top 47.4% | 8,397 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.96 | 1:34.57 | top 60.6% | 10,540 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.49 | 13.03 | top 63.9% | 18,859 / 28,708 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 10 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at Spring Scramble 2016.
- 28 Nov 2015First sub-30 3×3: 19.16 at Florida Feast 2015.
- 28 Nov 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.16 at Florida Feast 2015.
- 28 Nov 2015Three personal bests in one day at Florida Feast 2015.
- 3 Oct 2015First competition: Cubetoberfest 2015. A 31.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indialantic Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Spring Scramble 2016 · 10 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- For The Love Of Cubing 2016 · 13 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Florida Feast 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetoberfest 2015 · 3 Oct 2015
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.
- Caleb Butler — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jayson Frascatore — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Nathan Graves — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.