People · United Kingdom
David Ng
3×3 · top 3.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023NGDA01
David Ng has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.12, set at Kewbz UK Open 2024, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 254th in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2023, he has put 332 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.28 in February 2023 to 8.12, a 34% improvement. David 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.12 | 10.24 | top 3.0% | 254 / 6,785 | |
| Skewb | 2.65 | 5.26 | top 3.5% | 78 / 2,439 | |
| 2×2 | 2.24 | 3.81 | top 6.6% | 469 / 4,946 | |
| 4×4 | 35.17 | 44.91 | top 6.9% | 173 / 2,112 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.69 | 6.21 | top 11.3% | 454 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.53 | 21.20 | top 11.5% | 227 / 1,861 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.73 | 1:27.60 | top 21.0% | 251 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.06 | 1:32.58 | top 22.6% | 303 / 1,167 | |
| Clock | 12.28 | — | early days — 3 solves | 490 / 1,255 |
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
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Battersea Autumn 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Six personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Open 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Kent Autumn 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.38 at Harrow Autumn 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Harrow Autumn 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Brent Cross Winter 2023. A 14.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage September 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Battersea Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Kent Autumn 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Harrow Autumn 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Essex Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Brent Cross Winter 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ariel Benchetrit — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Fengyuan Kelvin Lou (楼丰源) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Billie Hammill — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.