People · Hong Kong, China
Howell Wang
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023WANG27
Howell Wang has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.90, set at Ajax 3x3x3 Afternoon 2023, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 181st in Hong Kong, China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2023, he has put 37 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.75 in March 2023 to 9.90, a 22% improvement. Howell has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.90 | 16.19 | top 7.2% | 181 / 1,347 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 4.69 | top 17.5% | 207 / 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
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.90 at Ajax 3x3x3 Afternoon 2023.
- 26 Mar 2023First competition: Pickering D 2023. A 16.48 3×3 single to start from.
- 26 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.75 at Pickering D 2023.
Competitions
- Pickering Favourites Fall 2025 · 1 Nov 2025
- Ajax 3x3x3 Afternoon 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering D 2023 · 26 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- William Ip — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Raymond Dai — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ares Glad — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.