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Thomson Chen
3×3 · top 39.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024CHEN46
Thomson Chen has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.71, set at Berkeley Winter 2025, puts him in the top 39.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22,131st in the United States. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 43 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.86 in March 2024 to 19.71, a 61% improvement. Thomson has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 19.71 | 23.60 | top 39.1% | 22,131 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 8.40 | 10.00 | top 70.2% | 29,033 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,605 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.84 | 15.66 | top 77.1% | 22,812 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:17.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16,760 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 1:12.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,072 / 6,743 |
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
- 8 Feb 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.71 at Berkeley Winter 2025.
- 29 Sep 2024First sub-30 3×3: 29.46 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 65 - Berkeley 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 59 LIVE - SSF 2024. A 50.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- EVO Sports Expo Cubing - Santa Clara 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- Berkeley Winter 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 66 - Belmont 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 65 - Berkeley 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 59 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 30 Mar 2024
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.
- Calvin Nielson — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nolan Yiu — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- David Lin — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.71 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.