People · Hong Kong, China
Harold Kwok Hei (郭曦)
3×3 · top 8.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015HEIH01
Harold Kwok Hei (郭曦) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.32, set at Xi'an New Year 2020, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 204th in Hong Kong, China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2015, he has put 173 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.96 in August 2015 to 10.32, a 43% improvement. Harold has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.32 | 12.33 | top 8.4% | 204 / 1,347 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.64 | 21.74 | top 9.4% | 57 / 361 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.66 | 1:16.20 | top 17.3% | 42 / 154 | |
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 4.90 | top 20.5% | 240 / 855 | |
| 4×4 | 46.83 | 50.39 | top 20.6% | 148 / 423 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.65 | 1:36.29 | top 27.0% | 95 / 192 | |
| 6×6 | 3:01.22 | 3:20.99 | top 41.6% | 64 / 87 | |
| 7×7 | 4:57.83 | 5:01.18 | top 50.0% | 57 / 74 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.14 | 14.13 | top 68.1% | 349 / 431 |
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
- 1 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an New Year 2020.
- 25 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Cube Day 2017.
- 20 Aug 2016Eight personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Asia 2016.
- 2 Jan 2016Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen New Year 2016.
- 2 Oct 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at China Championship 2015.
- 22 Aug 2015First competition: Hong Kong Summer Cube Day 2015. A 17.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an New Year 2020 · 1 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Side Event Day 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Asia 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 8 personal bests set
- Shenzhen New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Summer Cube Day 2015 · 22 Aug 2015
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.
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Wong Kin Lok (黃健樂) — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.