People · Malaysia
Armando Dian
4×4 · top 2.1% of 83,917 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017DIAN01
Armando Dian has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 28.60, set at Cubetcha 2023, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34th in Malaysia. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2017, he has put 324 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.96 in August 2017 to 7.88, a 21% improvement. Armando 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 | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 28.60 | 36.44 | top 2.1% | 34 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 | 7.88 | 8.59 | top 2.6% | 114 / 3,773 | |
| 5×5 | 58.21 | 1:07.87 | top 4.7% | 39 / 617 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.21 | 15.65 | top 4.7% | 62 / 1,327 | |
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 4.18 | top 6.9% | 165 / 2,541 | |
| Skewb | 4.03 | 6.31 | top 11.1% | 120 / 1,053 | |
| Megaminx | 1:08.27 | 1:12.46 | top 14.6% | 114 / 518 | |
| 7×7 | 3:27.90 | 3:50.32 | top 19.1% | 48 / 188 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.50 | 7.78 | top 23.8% | 473 / 1,723 | |
| 6×6 | 2:40.72 | 2:50.55 | early days — 3 solves | 103 / 232 | |
| Clock | 12.03 | 13.02 | top 35.1% | 156 / 406 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 53 / 112 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:34.30 | — | top 44.6% | 64 / 169 | |
| Square-1 | 27.60 | 32.88 | top 44.8% | 182 / 364 |
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
- 20 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2023.
- 24 Aug 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Sabah Cube Open 2019.
- 6 Oct 2018Nine personal bests in one day at Sabah Cube Open 2018.
- 12 Aug 2017First competition: Borneo Championship 2017. A 9.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Sabah Cube Open 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Sabah Cube Open 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- Borneo Championship 2017 · 12 Aug 2017
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.
- Simon Kellum — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joseph Ong — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 3.60 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.