People · Malaysia
Desmond Wong Yong Zhi
4×4 · top 8.1% of 85,040 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017ZHID02
Desmond Wong Yong Zhi has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 36.38, set at Malaysia Cube Championship 2019, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 137th in Malaysia. Until July 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2017, he has put 184 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.13 in October 2017 to 10.96, a 40% improvement. Desmond has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 36.38 | 44.93 | top 8.1% | 137 / 1,228 | |
| 3×3 | 10.96 | 12.40 | top 10.4% | 551 / 3,825 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.26 | 12.22 | top 14.8% | 294 / 1,746 | |
| Skewb | 4.93 | 11.33 | top 17.6% | 207 / 1,065 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.45 | 1:50.27 | top 30.3% | 237 / 623 | |
| 2×2 | 4.29 | 5.02 | top 30.3% | 939 / 2,582 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.00 | 28.52 | top 31.6% | 504 / 1,350 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.40 | 2:11.26 | top 44.4% | 273 / 519 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 100 / 112 |
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
- 22 Nov 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019.
- 20 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019.
- 7 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.27 at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018.
- 14 Oct 2017First competition: Malaysia Cube Open 2017. A 18.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017
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.
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Muhammad Razin Bin Roslan — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yap Teik Yeong — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 6.38 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.