People · Netherlands
Michael Fung
Square-1 · top 13.8% of 25,272 all-time · competing since October 2005 · 2005FUNG01
Michael Fung has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 13.83, set at Dutch Masters 2020, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 43rd in the Netherlands. Across 42 competitions since October 2005, he has put 1,518 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.43 in October 2005 to 12.39, a 29% improvement. Michael has entered 42 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 13.83 | 19.57 | top 13.8% | 43 / 407 | |
| 3×3 | 12.39 | 15.85 | top 15.2% | 438 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 3.29 | 4.97 | top 17.7% | 398 / 1,665 | |
| 4×4 | 45.53 | 54.51 | top 19.0% | 172 / 1,000 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:30.87 | 3:21.12 | top 23.3% | 20 / 132 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.97 | 1:34.60 | top 24.1% | 120 / 532 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 9 of 12 cubes · 55:38 | — | top 34.4% | 16 / 44 | |
| 7×7 | 4:12.52 | 4:30.88 | top 35.2% | 56 / 169 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.64 | 2:01.02 | top 41.3% | 175 / 414 | |
| 6×6 | 3:04.85 | 3:14.26 | top 43.4% | 96 / 205 | |
| Skewb | 8.41 | 17.73 | top 44.3% | 472 / 957 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.17 | 39.63 | top 44.7% | 305 / 726 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 48.00 | early days — 3 solves | 92 / 167 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.26 | 15.32 | top 55.0% | 819 / 1,283 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 20:18.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 19 / 22 |
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
- 3 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Mental Breakdown Capelle 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Masters 2019.
- 19 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Breda Open 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Assen Open 2018.
- 29 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2016.
- 26 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at West Friesche Open 2016.
Competitions
- Brussels Blind Open 2023 · 25 Feb 2023
- Westfries Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022
- Hoorn Open 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Star Cubing Nijmegen 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Masters 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Hoorn 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hoogland Open 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Star Cubing Nijmegen 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019
- Mental Breakdown Capelle 2019 · 3 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Haarlem Cubing 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Happy New Year Cubing Nijmegen 2019 · 5 Jan 2019
- Rijswijk Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Meppel Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
- Dutch Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zwolle Open 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Veenendaal Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Assen Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Dordrecht 2018 · 5 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zwolle Open 2017 · 19 Aug 2017
- Breda Open 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hoogland Open 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Zuidplas Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017
- The Hague Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017
- Dutch Winter 2017 · 6 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Breda Open 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Zeeland Open 2016 · 30 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- West Friesche Open 2016 · 26 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- King's Open 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Tulip Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2015 · 17 Oct 2015
- Dutch Open 2006 · 14 Oct 2006 — 4 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2006 · 6 May 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Championship 2005 · 29 Oct 2005 — 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.
- Daniël Kassab — met in 304 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 277 rounds, finished ahead 73 times
- Olivier Vos — met in 272 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 Square-1 single — 2,502 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.