People · United States
Alan Wong
3×3 · top 2.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016WONG05
Alan Wong has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.71, set at ODU Big Blue Spring 2023, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,389th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2016, he has put 110 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.33 in April 2016 to 7.71, a 42% improvement. Alan 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 | 7.71 | 9.22 | top 2.3% | 1,389 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 33.66 | 39.69 | top 5.6% | 855 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 2.98 | 3.68 | top 14.1% | 5,608 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.70 | 10.83 | top 42.3% | 12,327 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.37 | 2:18.22 | top 45.7% | 3,831 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,011 / 15,900 |
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
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at ODU Big Blue Spring 2023.
- 20 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at Greensboro Summer 2019.
- 16 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.23 at Wolfpack Winter 2019.
- 23 Apr 2016First competition: ODU Big Blue Spring 2016. A 15.53 3×3 single to start from.
- 23 Apr 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.33 at ODU Big Blue Spring 2016.
Competitions
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Greensboro Summer 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Winter 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 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.
- Eric Wong — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Michael Nielsen — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cady Shields — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.