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Philip Chang
3×3 · top 13.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2009 · 2009CHAN03
Philip Chang has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.81, set at Stanford Spring 2010, puts him in the top 13.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,094th in the United States. Across 16 competitions since January 2009, he has put 385 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.93 in January 2009 to 11.81, a 54% improvement. Philip has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 11.81 | 12.13 | top 13.2% | 7,094 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.46 | 7.65 | top 16.2% | 4,280 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.19 | 6.03 | top 16.5% | 6,475 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 9.72 | 10.72 | top 23.7% | 1,818 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.36 | 1:17.39 | top 39.0% | 6,341 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 39.41 | 46.41 | top 64.6% | 4,245 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:58.03 | 4:36.47 | top 77.5% | 6,989 / 9,401 |
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
- 23 May 2010Three personal bests in one day at Stanford Spring 2010.
- 21 Nov 2009Four personal bests in one day at Stanford Fall competition 2009.
- 14 Nov 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at Berkeley Fall competition 2009.
- 14 Aug 2009First sub-20 3×3: 17.00 at US Nationals 2009.
- 14 Aug 2009Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2009.
- 27 Jun 2009Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Summer competition 2009.
Competitions
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2012 · 26 Feb 2012
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2011 · 27 Feb 2011
- Berkeley Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011
- Berkeley Fall 2010 · 24 Oct 2010
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Stanford Spring 2010 · 23 May 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2010 · 25 Apr 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Stanford Fall competition 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer competition 2009 · 27 Jun 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2009 · 14 Feb 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- San Francisco Open 2009 · 18 Jan 2009
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.
- Edward Lin — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ryan Jew — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Lucas Garron — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.