People · United States
Mark Chen
2×2 · top 6.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013CHEN96
Mark Chen has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at US Nationals 2014, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,490th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since December 2013, he has put 53 official solves on the record across six events. His 4×4 best has come down from 52.57 in December 2013 to 41.19, a 22% improvement. Mark has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 4.11 | top 6.2% | 2,490 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.92 | 14.26 | top 7.3% | 4,052 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 41.19 | 51.49 | top 13.6% | 2,056 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.53 | 29.93 | top 30.3% | 3,971 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.74 | 2:00.90 | top 41.8% | 3,446 / 9,537 | |
| 7×7 | 7:18.70 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,671 / 3,236 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Aug 2014First sub-15 3×3: 9.92 at US Nationals 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at US Nationals 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 14 Dec 2013First competition: Liberty Science Center Open 2013. A 16.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2013 · 14 Dec 2013
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.
- Tim Wong — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brandon Delacruz — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zach Goldman — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.