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Markus Wong
2×2 · top 8.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023WONG32
Markus Wong has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.44, set at Ortigas Fair and Squares 2024, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 321st in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2023, he has put 152 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.62 in April 2023 to 11.61, a 53% improvement. Markus has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 3.83 | top 8.4% | 321 / 4,353 | |
| 3×3 | 11.61 | 15.09 | top 12.6% | 1,367 / 6,429 | |
| 4×4 | 46.38 | 55.10 | top 20.1% | 511 / 2,174 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.03 | 1:26.29 | top 20.8% | 229 / 943 | |
| 6×6 | 2:48.47 | 2:50.98 | top 35.3% | 133 / 303 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.42 | 12.47 | top 39.9% | 1,167 / 2,661 | |
| 7×7 | 4:25.86 | 4:47.98 | top 39.9% | 125 / 278 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.56 | 38.15 | top 43.4% | 1,251 / 2,491 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.17 | 2:02.69 | top 44.8% | 347 / 700 |
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
- 29 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Ortigas Fair and Squares 2024.
- 4 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at A Twisty Day in Araneta 2024.
- 4 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 13.34 at Cainta Cubing Mania 2024.
- 4 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.34 at Cainta Cubing Mania 2024.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Metro Speedcubing Open 2023. A 24.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Big Time Manila 2025 · 2 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Luzon Championship 2025 · 25 Jan 2025
- Ortigas Fair and Squares 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- A Twisty Day in Araneta 2024 · 4 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Clocked in Quezon City 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Katipunan One Big F2L 2024 · 7 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Battle of Katipunan 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cainta Cubing Mania 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- WCC Speedcubing Open 2023 · 4 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2023 · 8 Apr 2023
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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dale Palmares — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.