People · United States
Michael Chen
3×3 · top 23.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018CHEN19
Michael Chen has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.64, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 17 2019, puts him in the top 23.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,807th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since February 2018, he has put 31 official solves on the record across four events. Michael has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.64 | 17.36 | top 23.3% | 12,807 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.49 | 5.53 | top 32.9% | 13,274 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 6.89 | 9.14 | top 32.9% | 5,583 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,457 / 15,900 |
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
- 1 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.64 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 17 2019.
- 24 Feb 2018First competition: Berkeley Winter 2018. A 15.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 17 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 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.
- Reuben San Luis — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Abhimanyu Singhal — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jiazheng Zhao (赵家正) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.64 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.