People · New Zealand
Kayden Dong
3×3 · top 20.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024DONG03
Kayden Dong has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.97, set at Start of Summer Beijing 2026, puts him in the top 20.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 435th in New Zealand. Across 12 competitions since January 2024, he has put 184 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 52.44 in January 2024 to 13.97, a 73% improvement. Kayden has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.97 | 15.34 | top 20.9% | 435 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 3.70 | 4.89 | top 22.7% | 412 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.57 | 9.61 | top 32.6% | 442 / 1,141 |
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 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.97 at Start of Summer Beijing 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.76 at Beachside Auckland 2025.
- 28 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 27.08 at Auckland Matariki Open 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Matariki Open 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First competition: A New Year in Auckland 2024. A 52.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2026 · 16 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025
- New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Beachside Auckland 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- 2x2 in Tāmaki Makaurau 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Springing into Auckland 2024 · 12 Oct 2024
- Auckland Matariki Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Beachside Auckland 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024
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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yuki Gao — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lachlan Gibson — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.