People · United States
Sophia Chen
Clock · top 17.1% of 32,817 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026CHEN76
Sophia Chen has been competing for 6 months. Her best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 8.42, set at Round Rock Mega Cube Day 2026, puts her in the top 17.1% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,330th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2026, she has put 61 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 28.14 in April 2026 to 16.19, a 42% improvement. Sophia has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 8.42 | 10.86 | top 17.1% | 1,330 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 4.90 | 6.10 | top 17.4% | 2,785 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 16.19 | 21.00 | top 28.5% | 15,850 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.09 | 10.63 | top 45.6% | 13,333 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 6.70 | 7.75 | top 57.9% | 24,157 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,094 / 19,354 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.19 at Round Rock Mega Cube Day 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First competition: Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026. A 28.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Round Rock Mega Cube Day 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UNSA Speedcubing Otoño 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
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 her.
- Josh Chacko — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- David Spitzer — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kyumin Shim (심규민) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,962 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as she improves.