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Stephen Chang
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020CHAN03
Stephen Chang has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.56, set at Cube More in Ardmore 2022, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,231st in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2020, he has put 79 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.37 in February 2020 to 7.56, a 34% improvement. Stephen 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.56 | 8.97 | top 2.1% | 1,231 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.75 | 20.73 | top 14.4% | 1,882 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.88 | 1:21.41 | top 15.2% | 1,179 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 4.97 | 10.39 | top 17.9% | 2,834 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.35 | 3.79 | top 18.4% | 7,199 / 40,951 |
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
- 26 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023.
- 1 Oct 2022First sub-10 3×3: 7.56 at Cube More in Ardmore 2022.
- 1 Feb 2020First competition: Frisco Liberty Cubing 2020. A 11.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube More in Ardmore 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Frisco Liberty Cubing 2020 · 1 Feb 2020
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Casey Ngo — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- TJ Woodall — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.