People · Canada
Michael Fong
3×3 · top 1.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2019 · 2019FONG01
Michael Fong has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.45, set at Ottawa Summer 2024, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 191st in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2019, he has put 91 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.63 in May 2019 to 7.45, a 49% improvement. Michael 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.45 | 10.40 | top 1.9% | 191 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.60 | top 18.3% | 1,211 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.56 | 9.93 | top 41.0% | 1,895 / 4,858 | |
| Skewb | 9.16 | 11.97 | top 49.5% | 1,354 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.51 | 39.56 | top 54.4% | 1,286 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.09 | 1:22.58 | top 55.2% | 1,531 / 3,118 |
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
- 27 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at Ottawa Summer 2024.
- 27 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Ottawa Summer 2024.
- 22 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Newmarket Open 2019.
- 18 May 2019First competition: National Capital Region 2019. A 14.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ottawa Summer 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 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.
- Tin Huang — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- LianCheng Guo — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brennen Lin — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.