People · New Zealand
Marcus Chen
3×3 · top 40.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018CHEM03
Marcus Chen has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.31, set at Palmerston North 2021, puts him in the top 40.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 846th in New Zealand. Across 2 competitions since July 2018, he has put 21 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.70 in July 2018 to 20.31, a 57% improvement. Marcus has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 20.31 | 22.26 | top 40.8% | 846 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 5.93 | 12.26 | top 50.2% | 850 / 1,615 | |
| 4×4 | 2:21.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 651 / 722 |
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
- 15 May 2021First sub-30 3×3: 20.31 at Palmerston North 2021.
- 21 Jul 2018First competition: Wellington Winter 2018. A 46.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Palmerston North 2021 · 15 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Wellington Winter 2018 · 21 Jul 2018
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Asbery — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tom Nelson — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.