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Sebastian Chen

3×3 · top 30.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010CHEN57

Sebastian Chen has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.78, set at Caltech Prefrosh 2011, puts him in the top 30.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16,677th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since November 2010, he has put 35 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.61 in November 2010 to 16.78, a 55% improvement. Sebastian has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 30.3% of 284,439 all-time
16.78
signature single · Caltech Prefrosh 2011
35
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×316.7821.88
top 30.3%16,677 / 59,724

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

Caltech Fall 2010: 37.61Caltech Winter 2011: 21.57Caltech Prefrosh 2011: 16.78Caltech Spring 2011: 20.09Caltech Fall 2011: 18.53Caltech Spring 2012: 19.7216.7837.6113 Nov 201026 May 2012

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.78 away.

Targets move as he improves.