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Michael Chen

3×3 · top 69.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2011 · 2011CHEN51

Michael Chen has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 34.16, set at Cubetcha 2011, puts him in the top 69.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 41,838th in the United States. Across 1 competition since October 2011, he has put 7 official solves on the record across two events.

3×3
best event — top 69.3% of 284,439 all-time
34.16
signature single · Cubetcha 2011
7
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×334.1635.01
top 69.3%41,838 / 59,724
3×3 one-handed59.52
early days — 2 solves12,510 / 15,683

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 story so far

  • 29 Oct 2011First competition: Cubetcha 2011. A 34.16 3×3 single to start from.

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 4.16 away.
  • A sub-50 3×3 one-handed single — 56,546 people have one; it is 9.52 away.

Targets move as he improves.