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Travis Chen
3×3 · top 23.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2008 · 2008CHEN01
Travis Chen has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.72, set at Berkeley Spring competition 2009, puts him in the top 23.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,704th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since February 2008, he has put 69 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.86 in February 2008 to 14.72, a 29% improvement. Travis has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 14.72 | 16.29 | top 23.5% | 12,704 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.53 | 9.39 | top 56.3% | 23,016 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.52 | 1:32.31 | top 56.3% | 9,679 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:02.91 | — | top 79.0% | 7,169 / 9,401 |
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
- 25 Apr 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.72 at Berkeley Spring competition 2009.
- 18 Jan 2009First sub-20 3×3: 17.59 at San Francisco Open 2009.
- 16 Feb 2008First competition: EPGY California Open 2008. A 20.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Summer competition 2009 · 27 Jun 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2009 · 14 Feb 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- San Francisco Open 2009 · 18 Jan 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2008 · 26 Apr 2008 — 1 personal best set
- EPGY California Open 2008 · 16 Feb 2008
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.
- Cameron Almasi — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stephanie Chow — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.72 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.