People · Hong Kong, China
Ho Lok Man (何絡民)
7×7 · top 5.7% of 14,226 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017MANM01
Ho Lok Man (何絡民) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 7×7: a personal-best single of 2:40.65, set at Hong Kong Big Cube Day 2023, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 14,226 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13th in Hong Kong, China. Until August 2013, no official 7×7 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2017, he has put 144 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.54 in February 2017 to 9.84, a 47% improvement. Ho 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 | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7×7 | 2:40.65 | 3:00.34 | top 5.7% | 13 / 74 | |
| 6×6 | 1:45.71 | 1:50.76 | top 5.7% | 15 / 87 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.12 | 1:03.37 | top 6.1% | 27 / 192 | |
| 4×4 | 35.10 | 43.05 | top 6.8% | 55 / 423 | |
| 3×3 | 9.84 | 11.61 | top 7.0% | 174 / 1,347 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.58 | 7.34 | top 16.9% | 108 / 431 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.13 | 26.15 | top 18.2% | 113 / 361 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.41 | 1:20.04 | top 19.0% | 47 / 154 | |
| 2×2 | 6.64 | 9.21 | top 57.3% | 615 / 855 |
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 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Big Cube Day 2023.
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Cube Day 2019.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.98 at Shenzhen Open 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Open 2018.
Competitions
- Hong Kong Big Cube Day 2023 · 30 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2017 · 25 Feb 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.
- Wong Yuk Chi (黃昱誌) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wong Kin Lok (黃健樂) — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2:00 7×7 single — 83 people have one; it is 40.65 away.
- A sub-1:30 6×6 single — 336 people have one; it is 15.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.