People · United States
Nathan Chon
3×3 · top 13.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016CHON02
Nathan Chon has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.90, set at Ridge Cubing Fall 2019, puts him in the top 13.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,272nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since January 2016, he has put 96 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.38 in January 2016 to 11.90, an 11% improvement. Nathan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 11.90 | 13.09 | top 13.6% | 7,272 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.70 | 10.07 | top 17.8% | 4,712 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 45.09 | 52.97 | top 18.4% | 2,793 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 4.22 | top 18.7% | 7,342 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.61 | 1:38.92 | top 28.6% | 2,247 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:58.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,517 / 4,196 |
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
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rutgers Winter 2025.
- 14 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Ridge Cubing Fall 2019.
- 9 Jan 2016First competition: Red Cross Cubing Open 2016. A 13.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rutgers Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ridge Cubing Fall 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Big Cube Bash 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Fall 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2016 · 9 Jan 2016
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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Joel Chon — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Max Chan — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.