People · United States
Richard Dong
2×2 · top 2.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016DONG13
Richard Dong has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.65, set at NovaCube 2018, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,107th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2016, he has put 103 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.90 in November 2016 to 10.89, a 22% improvement. Richard 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.65 | 4.72 | top 2.8% | 1,107 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.89 | 13.41 | top 10.1% | 5,493 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 14.80 | 29.23 | top 16.0% | 1,080 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.55 | 25.58 | top 22.0% | 2,832 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 6.19 | 9.63 | top 27.2% | 4,442 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 52.88 | 1:04.16 | top 28.2% | 4,374 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.09 | 10.68 | top 45.6% | 13,117 / 28,708 |
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 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at NovaCube 2017.
- 19 Nov 2016First competition: TJHSST Fall 2016. A 13.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017
- NovaCube 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 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.
- Jonathan Tilahun — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ethan Dennis — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Corey Sakowski — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.