People · Canada
Matthew Chen
3×3 · top 6.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023CHEN99
Matthew Chen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.68, set at Greater Toronto 2024, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 625th in Canada. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2023, he has put 95 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.28 in August 2023 to 9.68, a 41% improvement. Matthew has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.68 | 12.41 | top 6.6% | 625 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.18 | 9.73 | top 14.3% | 565 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 5.10 | top 25.2% | 1,704 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 54.07 | 58.34 | top 29.6% | 762 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.26 | 30.10 | top 42.6% | 961 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.78 | 2:19.49 | top 51.6% | 686 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.01 | — | top 61.0% | 733 / 1,375 |
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
- 18 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at Greater Toronto 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.94 at Ajax 3x3x3 Afternoon 2023.
- 2 Jul 2023First competition: Pickering Side Events 2023.
Competitions
- Greater Toronto 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Scarborough Fall A 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pickering Fall A 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ajax 3x3x3 Afternoon 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Appleby Summer B 2023 · 13 Aug 2023
- Pickering Side Events 2023 · 2 Jul 2023
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.
- Justin Bohart — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Michael Rose — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Kayden Park (박장환) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.