People · South Africa
Devon Hong
2×2 · top 1.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022HONG13
Devon Hong has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.32, set at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in South Africa. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2022, he has put 534 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.67 in August 2022 to 10.29, a 48% improvement. Devon has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.32 | 3.75 | top 1.4% | 10 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.69 | 6.04 | top 2.7% | 14 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 2.60 | 5.78 | top 3.3% | 11 / 438 | |
| 3×3 | 10.29 | 11.23 | top 8.3% | 83 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 57.88 | 1:03.71 | top 34.2% | 111 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.59 | 32.59 | top 40.9% | 118 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.33 | 2:16.74 | top 45.3% | 79 / 266 | |
| 5×5 | 2:35.19 | 2:57.68 | top 68.2% | 124 / 221 | |
| 6×6 | 6:43.08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 80 / 84 | |
| Square-1 | 2:10.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 118 / 118 |
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
- 8 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024Six personal bests in one day at Cape Cubes Challenge 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.26 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Eversdal Autumn 2024 · 11 May 2024
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Green School Paarl Open 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Maverick Pearson — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Micah Willenburgh — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.