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Kevin Deng
3×3 · top 3.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024DENG04
Kevin Deng has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.56, set at Berkeley Spring 2026, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,221st in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2024, he has put 74 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.85 in June 2024 to 8.56, a 28% improvement. Kevin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.56 | 10.96 | top 3.9% | 2,221 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 39.41 | 43.37 | top 11.5% | 1,721 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.48 | 1:46.02 | top 31.8% | 2,298 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.84 | 30.71 | top 33.9% | 4,518 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 2:49.61 | 2:54.36 | early days — 3 solves | 1,317 / 4,262 | |
| Square-1 | 29.16 | 37.04 | top 47.9% | 3,162 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 5:07.16 | 5:17.70 | early days — 3 solves | 1,578 / 3,236 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.93 | 2:38.36 | top 58.3% | 5,044 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 34.95 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,232 / 9,172 |
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 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.75 at Berkeley Spring 2026.
- 26 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring 2026.
- 9 Jun 2024First competition: Berkeley Summer 2024. A 13.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Davis Fall 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- SCU II: Double-Scoop of FMC 2025 · 17 Aug 2025
- Berkeley Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 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.
- Gurshan Singh — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stanley Tran — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rahul Bollini — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 9.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.