People · New Zealand
Kevin Wang
3×3 · top 9.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017WANK10
Kevin Wang has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.62, set at Altona Algorithms 2024, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 209th in New Zealand. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2017, he has put 84 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.49 in September 2017 to 10.62, a 51% improvement. Kevin has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 10.62 | 13.64 | top 9.4% | 209 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 3.91 | 5.74 | top 25.4% | 461 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.88 | 10.75 | top 35.2% | 472 / 1,149 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.26 | 41.86 | top 54.0% | 289 / 607 | |
| 5×5 | 2:32.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 244 / 364 | |
| Megaminx | 3:22.71 | — | early days — 1 solve | 247 / 284 |
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
- 13 Dec 2019First sub-20 3×3: 14.70 at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 13 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 30 Sep 2017First competition: Hamilton Spring 2017. A 21.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Altona Algorithms 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2017 · 30 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Alexander Vujcich — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Maxwell Dorset — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Toby Drew — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.