People · Canada
Michael Strong
3×3 · top 96.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018STRO08
Michael Strong has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 1:17.76, set at Waterloo Spring 2026, puts him in the top 96.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,187th in Canada. Across 5 competitions since September 2018, he has put 23 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:28.08 in September 2018 to 1:17.76, a 12% improvement. Michael has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 1:17.76 | 1:44.81 | top 96.4% | 10,187 / 10,392 |
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 2018First competition: Oakville Limited Fall 2018. A 1:28.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waterloo Spring 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mississauga Newcomers B 2025 · 15 Mar 2025
- Appleby Fall A 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
- Appleby Summer A 2023 · 12 Aug 2023
- Oakville Limited Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018
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.
- Max Xiong (熊锐明) — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Wu — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alyssa Esparaz — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 3×3 single — 260,367 people have one; it is 17.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.