People · New Zealand
Norman Ong
3×3 · top 8.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022ONGN01
Norman Ong has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.41, set at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 191st in New Zealand. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2022, he has put 60 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.00 in December 2022 to 10.41, a 42% improvement. Norman has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.41 | 14.30 | top 8.7% | 191 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 5.26 | 6.95 | top 42.5% | 733 / 1,615 |
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
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.71 at A New Year in Hamilton 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2022. A 18.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022
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.
- Kaiden Ziegler — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Thomas Kilbey — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ashley Foster — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.