People · Canada
Sean Yen
3×3 · top 5.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021YENS02
Sean Yen has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.16, set at Cubing on Par B 2023, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 513th in Canada. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2021, he has put 186 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.89 in December 2021 to 9.16, a 29% improvement. Sean has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.16 | 11.97 | top 5.3% | 513 / 10,502 | |
| 4×4 | 42.60 | 53.99 | top 15.3% | 392 / 3,180 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.93 | 1:34.92 | top 23.4% | 285 / 1,546 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.89 | 27.98 | top 25.8% | 560 / 2,632 | |
| 2×2 | 4.41 | 5.71 | top 31.9% | 2,193 / 7,245 | |
| Skewb | 9.15 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,355 / 2,928 | |
| Square-1 | 36.07 | 42.59 | top 60.0% | 553 / 973 |
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
- 14 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at Richmond Favourites 2023.
- 23 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at BC Cubing Springback B 2022.
- 12 Dec 2021First competition: Richmond Open B 2021. A 14.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vancouver Pride 2023 · 11 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Take Your Time Richmond 2023 · 14 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing on Par B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Richmond Favourites 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UBC Odd Weekend 2022 · 11 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Richmond Open Summer B 2022 · 7 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022
- BC Cubing Springback B 2022 · 23 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Open B 2021 · 12 Dec 2021 — 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.
- Luke Jankowiak — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kenny Zhong — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kevin Matthews — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 2.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.