People · United States
Newton Chan
3×3 · top 58.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2005 · 2005CHAN02
Newton Chan has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 27.65, set at Caltech Winter competition 2007, puts him in the top 58.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35,003rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since September 2005, he has put 33 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.47 in September 2005 to 27.65, a 22% improvement. Newton has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 27.65 | 33.30 | top 58.2% | 35,003 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.94 | 56.99 | top 70.5% | 10,253 / 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
- 13 Jan 2007First sub-30 3×3: 27.65 at Caltech Winter competition 2007.
- 17 Sep 2005First competition: Northern California Fall Open 2005. A 35.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall competition 2007 · 17 Nov 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter competition 2007 · 13 Jan 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2006 · 4 Aug 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Northern California Fall Open 2005 · 17 Sep 2005
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.
- Leyan Lo — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Clancy Cochran — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jeff Soesbe — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 151,957 people have one; it is 2.65 away.
- A sub-40 3×3 one-handed single — 48,747 people have one; it is 3.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.