People · Australia
Syon Chen
3×3 · top 11.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023CHEN02
Syon Chen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.22, set at Australian Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 11.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 994th in Australia. Across 7 competitions since January 2023, he has put 150 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.82 in January 2023 to 11.22, a 49% improvement. Syon has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.22 | 13.20 | top 11.2% | 994 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.98 | 4.67 | top 14.0% | 1,074 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 46.90 | 50.60 | top 20.7% | 509 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.39 | 1:38.31 | top 28.4% | 380 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.10 | 31.33 | top 39.6% | 911 / 2,659 | |
| Skewb | 8.35 | 10.12 | top 43.9% | 1,364 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.58 | 17.18 | top 57.5% | 3,359 / 5,993 | |
| Clock | 32.82 | — | early days — 1 solve | 960 / 1,095 |
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
- 9 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2026.
- 12 Jul 2024Six personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Chilling in Canberra Saturday 2024.
- 6 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.37 at Chilling in Canberra 2023.
- 6 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Chilling in Canberra 2023.
- 5 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.36 at North Sydney Cube Day 2023.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2024 · 12 Jul 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Chilling in Canberra Saturday 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Chilling in Canberra 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- North Sydney Cube Day 2023 · 5 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Orange Zest 2023 · 8 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- James Kirschner — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vincent Hua — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Oscar Liang — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.