People · United States
Ryan Chu
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014CHUR02
Ryan Chu has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.87, set at Nisei Week 2019, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,484th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since August 2014, he has put 328 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.78 in August 2014 to 7.87, a 68% improvement. Ryan has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 7.87 | 9.79 | top 2.6% | 1,484 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.85 | 3.97 | top 3.9% | 1,513 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.08 | 20.77 | top 15.3% | 1,974 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 55.53 | 1:09.91 | top 31.4% | 4,952 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.75 | 12.20 | top 42.7% | 12,224 / 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 May 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Poly Cubed 2016.
- 13 Jun 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.45 at Alliance for Education 2015.
- 13 Jun 2015Three personal bests in one day at Alliance for Education 2015.
- 1 Feb 2015First sub-20 3×3: 15.77 at St. Francis Winter Open 2015.
- 9 Aug 2014First competition: Nisei Week 2014. A 24.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nisei Week 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Mudd Winter 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Another Bruin Cube Day 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2018 · 18 Aug 2018
- Irvine Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
- Poly Cubed 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
- Nisei Week 2017 · 19 Aug 2017
- OCSEF Open 2017 · 23 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Poly Cubed 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- St. Francis II: GYM 2016 · 24 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Irvine Fall 2015 · 11 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2015 · 15 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Alliance for Education 2015 · 13 Jun 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- St. Francis Winter Open 2015 · 1 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2014 · 9 Aug 2014
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.
- Michael Young — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Nathan Soria — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead once
- Will Hamilton — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.