People · Canada
Stephen Cheng
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018CHES11
Stephen Cheng has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.21, set at Winnipeg Open 2019, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 513th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2018, he has put 105 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.21 | 10.18 | top 5.4% | 513 / 10,392 | |
| 4×4 | 42.78 | 49.40 | top 15.5% | 393 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.34 | 30.73 | top 21.4% | 458 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.03 | 1:50.06 | top 35.4% | 442 / 1,499 | |
| 2×2 | 4.78 | 7.20 | top 36.5% | 2,528 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:29.48 | — | early days — 3 solves | 150 / 351 | |
| Skewb | 9.63 | 13.46 | top 52.6% | 1,444 / 2,907 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.39 | 4:18.36 | early days — 3 solves | 382 / 665 |
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
- 19 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Winnipeg Open 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at 3x3 Only Minnesota 2019.
- 2 Sep 2018First competition: Winnipeg Open 2018. A 9.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Winnipeg Open 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- 3x3 Only Minnesota 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Open 2018 · 2 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alex Mutch — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Max Xiong (熊锐明) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.