People · China
Darren Deng
2×2 · top 25.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022DENG06
Darren Deng has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.90, set at Brisbane Summer 2025, puts him in the top 25.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,238th in China. Across 7 competitions since November 2022, he has put 109 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.12 in November 2022 to 17.42, a 53% improvement. Darren has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 7.84 | top 25.2% | 4,238 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 17.42 | 20.59 | top 32.3% | 11,718 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.55 | 12.40 | top 49.4% | 5,206 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 10.48 | 17.37 | top 57.9% | 3,192 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,389 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:11.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,852 / 5,922 |
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
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.89 at Speedy Southport 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-30 3×3: 20.57 at Brisbane Summer 2024.
- 27 Nov 2022First competition: Northside Spring Sunday 2022. A 37.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Queensland Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Speedy Southport 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Brisbane Summer 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Northside Spring Sunday 2022 · 27 Nov 2022
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.
- Hao Do — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Laura Ting — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Connor Theodore — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.