People · Malaysia
Duncan Ong Zi Chen
Pyraminx · top 5.3% of 130,891 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023CHED03
Duncan Ong Zi Chen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.45, set at Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 95th in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2023, he has put 69 official solves on the record across six events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 10.21 in September 2023 to 3.45, a 66% improvement. Duncan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.45 | 11.98 | top 5.3% | 95 / 1,746 | |
| Skewb | 7.06 | 17.79 | top 34.2% | 430 / 1,065 | |
| 2×2 | 4.84 | 11.47 | top 37.3% | 1,179 / 2,582 | |
| 3×3 | 24.62 | 30.80 | top 51.9% | 2,569 / 3,825 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:22.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,306 / 1,350 | |
| Megaminx | 5:56.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 519 / 519 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: IUKL SOR 2023. A 27.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- IUKL SOR 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
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.
- Liew Yee Voon (劉倚文) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Boying Li (李博莹) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chu Kei Yuen — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.