People · Hong Kong, China
Brian Fong Ching (方正)
3×3 · top 2.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023CHIN17
Brian Fong Ching (方正) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.06, set at Hong Kong Autumn Cube Day 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 95th in Hong Kong, China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2023, he has put 117 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.76 in May 2023 to 8.06, a 70% improvement. Brian has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.06 | 10.33 | top 2.9% | 95 / 1,424 | |
| 4×4 | 30.44 | 34.32 | top 3.2% | 32 / 447 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.82 | 1:16.85 | top 8.4% | 39 / 196 | |
| 7×7 | 2:58.99 | 3:25.46 | top 10.4% | 22 / 74 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.30 | 1:38.26 | top 27.9% | 79 / 169 | |
| 2×2 | 4.20 | 5.78 | top 29.1% | 350 / 880 | |
| 6×6 | 2:38.04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 51 / 90 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.36 | — | early days — 3 solves | 214 / 384 | |
| Clock | 14.02 | 15.68 | top 43.9% | 97 / 159 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.62 | 16.21 | top 57.8% | 315 / 448 | |
| Square-1 | 46.48 | 1:02.47 | top 72.7% | 112 / 127 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 72 / 77 |
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
- 26 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Odd Day in Hong Kong 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Hong Kong Championship 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Championship 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.82 at HKRCU 20th Anniversary 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at HKRCU 20th Anniversary 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.34 at Hong Kong Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Hong Kong Autumn Cube Day 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Odd Day in Hong Kong 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Hong Kong FMC Championship 2025 · 28 Dec 2025
- Hong Kong Championship 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- HKRCU 20th Anniversary 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Side Event Day 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Championship 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Small Cube Day 2023 · 26 May 2023
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.
- Timothy Kong Wing Sum (江永琛) — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andy Mok Man Cheuk (莫文卓) — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wan Chun Man (尹俊文) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.