People · Australia
Marcus Ng
3×3 · top 11.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022NGMA01
Marcus Ng has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.18, set at Melbourne Summer 2025, puts him in the top 11.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,009th in Australia. Across 3 competitions since October 2022, he has put 97 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.07 in October 2022 to 11.18, a 49% improvement. Marcus 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.18 | 13.32 | top 11.1% | 1,009 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.76 | 9.44 | top 18.3% | 905 / 6,109 | |
| 2×2 | 4.49 | 5.30 | top 32.9% | 2,619 / 8,727 | |
| Skewb | 7.82 | 11.77 | top 40.0% | 1,230 / 3,589 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.66 | 1:14.02 | top 43.7% | 1,194 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.82 | 37.14 | top 55.2% | 1,303 / 2,685 | |
| Clock | 17.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 625 / 1,159 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 266 / 474 | |
| 5×5 | 2:56.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,138 / 1,412 | |
| Square-1 | 1:07.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 836 / 920 |
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
- 24 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2025.
- 18 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.08 at Speedcubing at Seaworks 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.98 at Speedcubing at Seaworks 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023Five personal bests in one day at Speedcubing at Seaworks 2023.
- 15 Oct 2022First competition: Koalafication Melbourne 2022. A 25.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubing at Seaworks 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Koalafication Melbourne 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 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.
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Oliver Drew — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ting Sheng Bao Yang — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.