People · United States
Nathan Y. Chien
3×3 · top 12.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016CHIE02
Nathan Y. Chien has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.58, set at CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019, puts him in the top 12.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,687th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since July 2016, he has put 134 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.89 in July 2016 to 11.58, a 42% improvement. Nathan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 11.58 | 13.98 | top 12.4% | 6,687 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.92 | 4.62 | top 13.3% | 5,240 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.11 | 7.91 | top 26.6% | 4,329 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.24 | 1:09.35 | top 37.8% | 6,112 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.65 | 10.15 | top 41.8% | 11,990 / 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
- 7 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.14 at Maryland 2017.
- 7 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Maryland 2017.
- 9 Jul 2016First competition: Maru Cube Day 2016. A 25.43 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Jul 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.89 at Maru Cube Day 2016.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Spring 2019 · 2 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Maru Cube Day 2016 · 9 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Aubrey Trace — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.