People · Chinese Taipei
Ming-Hao Kang (康洺豪)
3×3 · top 7.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2006 · 2006KANG02
Ming-Hao Kang (康洺豪) has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.01, set at Maru Cube Day 2022, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 442nd in Chinese Taipei. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since July 2006, he has put 410 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.44 in July 2006 to 10.01, a 39% improvement. He has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.01 | 12.54 | top 7.5% | 442 / 4,213 | |
| 5×5 | 1:03.49 | 1:09.25 | top 7.5% | 123 / 639 | |
| 4×4 | 41.02 | 47.74 | top 13.3% | 292 / 1,078 | |
| 7×7 | 3:14.75 | 3:27.85 | top 14.7% | 77 / 252 | |
| 6×6 | 2:13.18 | 2:21.39 | top 16.9% | 105 / 292 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.72 | 25.37 | top 25.2% | 328 / 802 | |
| 2×2 | 5.93 | 8.24 | top 50.2% | 1,099 / 1,669 |
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
- 16 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Kaohsiung Autumn Open 2019.
- 6 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day 2019.
- 26 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at Taiwan Cubing League - Kaohsiung 2015.
- 26 Oct 2013Three personal bests in one day at Kaohsiung Open 2013.
- 8 Feb 2009Five personal bests in one day at Taiwan Winter Open 2009.
- 24 Aug 2008Four personal bests in one day at South Taiwan Summer Open 2008.
Competitions
- Shin Kong Cube Open - Kaohsiung 2024 · 12 Oct 2024
- Maru Cube Day 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Welcome Back Kaohsiung 2021 · 9 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Kaohsiung Autumn Open 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Maru Cube Day 2019 · 6 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiwan Cubing League - Kaohsiung 2015 · 26 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Kaohsiung Summer Open 2014 · 5 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Kaohsiung Open 2013 · 26 Oct 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiwan Summer 2011 · 21 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwan Summer Open 2010 · 28 Aug 2010
- Taiwan Summer Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Taiwan Winter Open 2009 · 8 Feb 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- South Taiwan Summer Open 2008 · 24 Aug 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Taiwanese Championship 2007 · 23 Sep 2007 — 4 personal bests set
- Taiwanese Championship 2006 · 23 Jul 2006
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.
- Yueh-Lin Tsai (蔡岳霖) — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Chia-Leo Lin (林珈樂) — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 44 times
- Sheng-Wen Wang (王聖文) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 3.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.