People · United States
Noah Ngo
2×2 · top 3.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024NGON01
Noah Ngo has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.70, set at West Coast Cubing Tour: Los Angeles 2025, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,221st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2024, he has put 212 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.58 in March 2024 to 8.82, a 47% improvement. Noah has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.70 | 4.07 | top 3.1% | 1,221 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 8.82 | 11.58 | top 4.5% | 2,531 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 37.43 | 43.14 | top 9.2% | 1,403 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.29 | 1:34.20 | top 27.6% | 2,193 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.42 | 1:33.32 | top 27.9% | 1,967 / 8,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.59 | 9.15 | top 32.8% | 9,359 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.69 | 36.50 | top 41.2% | 5,598 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 3:31.98 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,127 / 4,262 |
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
- 23 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at Temecula Valley Winter 2025.
- 13 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Temecula Valley Winter 2025.
- 29 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025.
- 22 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Tour: Los Angeles 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.40 at Temecula Valley Fall 2024.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- UCLA Spring 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Temecula Valley Winter 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025 · 29 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Tour: Los Angeles 2025 · 22 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Agoura Cubing Returns 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Los Angeles Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Ryan Roth — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shane Grogan — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Matthew Dickman — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.