People · United States
Darren Kwong
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2005 · 2005KWON01
Darren Kwong has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.53, set at Berkeley Summer 2011, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,415th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 34 competitions since April 2005, he has put 708 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.81 in April 2005 to 9.53, a 52% improvement. Darren has entered 34 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 9.53 | 12.45 | top 6.2% | 3,415 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.03 | 23.63 | top 17.9% | 2,305 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.19 | 2:03.97 | top 66.0% | 11,655 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:06.84 | — | top 69.7% | 1,449 / 2,092 |
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
- 14 Aug 2009First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at US Nationals 2009.
- 14 Apr 2007Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring competition 2007.
- 18 Nov 2006Four personal bests in one day at UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006.
- 22 Oct 2005First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Caltech Fall competition 2005.
- 22 Oct 2005Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall competition 2005.
- 16 Apr 2005First competition: Caltech Spring competition 2005. A 19.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Mind Sports 2014 · 16 Mar 2014
- Berkeley Winter 2014 · 1 Feb 2014
- Berkeley Fall 2013 · 2 Nov 2013
- Caltech Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012
- Berkeley Winter 2012 · 28 Jan 2012
- Berkeley Fall 2011 · 3 Dec 2011
- Stanford Fall 2011 · 13 Nov 2011
- Berkeley Summer 2011 · 7 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Vidar Open 2011 · 17 Apr 2011
- Berkeley Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011
- Berkeley Fall 2010 · 24 Oct 2010
- Berkeley Summer 2010 · 11 Jul 2010
- Stanford Spring 2010 · 23 May 2010
- Berkeley Spring 2010 · 25 Apr 2010
- Berkeley Winter 2010 · 30 Jan 2010
- Berkeley Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer competition 2009 · 27 Jun 2009
- San Diego Open 2009 · 23 May 2009
- Berkeley Spring competition 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- San Francisco Open 2009 · 18 Jan 2009
- Berkeley Fall 2008 · 15 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego Open 2008 · 24 May 2008
- Berkeley Spring competition 2008 · 26 Apr 2008
- Berkeley Fall competition 2007 · 17 Nov 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007 · 5 May 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2007 · 14 Apr 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter competition 2007 · 13 Jan 2007 — 1 personal best set
- UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006 · 18 Nov 2006 — 4 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall competition 2006 · 11 Nov 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring competition 2006 · 15 Apr 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter competition 2006 · 14 Jan 2006
- Caltech Fall competition 2005 · 22 Oct 2005 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring competition 2005 · 16 Apr 2005
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.
- Jeremy Fleischman — met in 118 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Lucas Garron — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.