People · China
David Dong
3×3 · top 8.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020DONG03
David Dong has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.40, set at Dualling in Milford 2026, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,459th in China. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2020, he has put 36 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.09 in February 2020 to 10.40, a 59% improvement. David has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.40 | 11.49 | top 8.7% | 3,459 / 28,499 | |
| Skewb | 6.60 | 10.39 | top 30.6% | 1,893 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 8.10 | 10.35 | top 68.5% | 11,409 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.82 | 19.21 | top 72.0% | 7,253 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 2:02.97 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,788 / 5,999 |
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 Sep 2026First sub-20 3×3: 10.40 at Dualling in Milford 2026.
- 26 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 10.40 at Dualling in Milford 2026.
- 29 Feb 2020First competition: Auckland Summer Open 2020. A 25.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dualling in Milford 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020
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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Harris — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caleb Hall — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.