People · Hong Kong, China
Poon Yat Long (潘逸朗)
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016LONG14
Poon Yat Long (潘逸朗) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.14, set at Kewbz UK Championship 2022, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 145th in Hong Kong, China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2016, he has put 217 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.59 in August 2016 to 9.14, a 33% improvement. Poon has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.14 | 10.86 | top 5.2% | 145 / 1,347 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.58 | 4.44 | top 5.8% | 41 / 431 | |
| 4×4 | 46.36 | 52.47 | top 20.0% | 143 / 423 | |
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 4.81 | top 21.3% | 249 / 855 | |
| Skewb | 5.64 | 7.96 | top 23.0% | 95 / 285 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.76 | 25.72 | top 28.1% | 168 / 361 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.62 | 1:58.38 | top 38.0% | 119 / 192 | |
| Square-1 | 34.86 | 52.85 | top 58.1% | 93 / 126 |
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
- 25 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Cheltenham Summer 2022.
- 25 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Cheltenham Summer 2022.
- 26 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Cube Day 2019.
- 25 Feb 2017Four personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Cube Day 2017.
- 20 Aug 2016First competition: Arnold Classic Asia 2016. A 13.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cheltenham Summer 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Asia 2016 · 20 Aug 2016
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.
- Luan Philippe Da Silva — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Daniel Evans — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Tan Jun (陈俊) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.