People · Hong Kong, China
Matt Pang
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026PANG02
Matt Pang has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.44, set at Brampton Summer 2026, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 158th in Hong Kong, China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2026, he has put 65 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 6% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.02 in April 2026 to 9.44, a 14% improvement. Matt 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 | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.44 | 10.96 | top 5.9% | 158 / 1,347 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.69 | 20.13 | top 14.3% | 84 / 361 | |
| 4×4 | 44.02 | 48.40 | top 17.1% | 126 / 423 | |
| 2×2 | 4.18 | 4.69 | top 28.8% | 328 / 855 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.08 | 1:40.15 | top 31.4% | 77 / 154 | |
| Square-1 | 1:32.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 126 / 126 |
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 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.51 at Brampton Summer 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Brampton Summer 2026.
- 12 Apr 2026First competition: Pickering Mini Afternoon 2026. A 11.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brampton Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Waterloo Spring 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering Mini Afternoon 2026 · 12 Apr 2026
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.
- Nicholas McKee — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Marco Yang (杨柯辰) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.