People · Australia
Garry Vong
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014VONG01
Garry Vong has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.64, set at Tramsheds X: Winter Sunday 2026, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 385th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2014, he has put 193 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.94 in November 2014 to 8.64, a 28% improvement. Garry 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.64 | 10.73 | top 4.0% | 385 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.89 | 18.73 | top 10.0% | 229 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 38.58 | 49.29 | top 10.4% | 272 / 3,051 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 4.64 | top 19.2% | 1,443 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.56 | 14.40 | top 32.6% | 1,714 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 8.28 | 15.82 | top 43.4% | 1,338 / 3,534 | |
| 5×5 | 2:19.93 | 2:36.25 | top 61.0% | 837 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 2:58.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 988 / 1,277 |
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
- 30 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Tramsheds X: Winter Sunday 2026.
- 20 Aug 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Australian Nationals 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016Five personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2016.
- 19 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Summer 2015.
- 2 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Autumn 2015.
- 23 Nov 2014First competition: Sydney Spring 2014. A 11.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tramsheds X: Winter Sunday 2026 · 30 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Puzzling Parramatta 2026 · 23 May 2026
- Sydney Ultimate Clock Clash 2023 · 26 Mar 2023
- Australian Nationals 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Sydney Summer 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Autumn 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Spring 2014 · 23 Nov 2014
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.
- Kirt Protacio — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Rhys Lloyd — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- William Tao — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.