People · Singapore
Nigel Chia
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025CHIA02
Nigel Chia has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.33, set at Spark Melbourne February 2025, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 149th in Singapore. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since January 2025, he has put 20 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.55 in January 2025 to 9.33, a 19% improvement. Nigel has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.33 | 10.77 | top 5.7% | 149 / 1,546 |
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
- 22 Feb 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at Spark Melbourne February 2025.
- 24 Jan 2025First competition: Melbourne Summer 2025. A 11.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Spark Melbourne February 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025
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.
- Nicholas Eppingstall — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Harvey Welsford — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Lincoln Wood — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.