People · United States
Michael Cheng
3×3 · top 19.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2013 · 2013CHEN92
Michael Cheng has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.66, set at UIUC Fall 2022, puts him in the top 19.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,636th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since November 2013, he has put 37 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.54 in November 2013 to 13.66, a 26% improvement. Michael has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.66 | 16.70 | top 19.8% | 10,636 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.08 | 35.64 | top 29.0% | 3,742 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 4.58 | 6.59 | top 34.0% | 13,523 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.64 | 1:10.27 | top 40.3% | 6,564 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.19 | 2:11.59 | top 48.2% | 4,028 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.08 | 14.73 | top 53.6% | 15,649 / 28,708 |
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
- 29 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.66 at UIUC Fall 2022.
- 16 Nov 2013First competition: Starlight Open 2013. A 18.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UIUC Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2013 · 14 Dec 2013
- Starlight Open 2013 · 16 Nov 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.
- Eva Kato — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Grant Tregay — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Roger L. Goff — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 3.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.