People · United States
Zachary Chen
3×3 · top 67.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2011 · 2011CHEN11
Zachary Chen has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 32.72, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' Summer 2013, puts him in the top 67.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 40,370th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since February 2011, he has put 38 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:38.86 in February 2011 to 32.72, a 67% improvement. Zachary has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 32.72 | 38.13 | top 67.1% | 40,370 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.86 | 20.59 | top 72.2% | 21,370 / 28,708 |
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
- 17 Apr 2011First sub-60 3×3: 56.88 at Vidar Open 2011.
- 27 Feb 2011First competition: EPGY Stanford Winter 2011. A 1:38.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' Summer 2013 · 24 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Vidar Open 2011 · 17 Apr 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2011 · 27 Feb 2011
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.
- Edward Lin — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mitchell Lane — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Jew — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 2.72 away.
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 86,891 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.