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Stephen Chen
Pyraminx · top 23.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2010 · 2010CHEN23
Stephen Chen has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.47, set at River Hill Fall 2010, puts him in the top 23.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,398th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since June 2010, he has put 53 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.47 in June 2010 to 17.06, a 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.47 | 18.54 | top 23.6% | 6,398 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 17.06 | 18.17 | top 31.2% | 17,200 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.80 | 8.17 | top 48.7% | 19,762 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.84 | 1:00.09 | top 79.2% | 11,682 / 15,683 |
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
- 18 Jun 2011First sub-20 3×3: 17.06 at River Hill Spring 2011.
- 13 Jun 2010First competition: Washington DC Spring 2010. A 24.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- River Hill Spring 2011 · 18 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2010 · 11 Dec 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Washington DC Spring 2010 · 13 Jun 2010
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Reese — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Felix Lee — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.