People · Hong Kong, China
Tam Ming Ki
3×3 · top 11.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2009 · 2009KITA01
Tam Ming Ki has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.35, set at Manchester June 2024, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 268th in Hong Kong, China. Across 8 competitions since July 2009, he has put 241 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.34 in July 2009 to 11.35, a 15% improvement. Tam 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 | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.35 | 13.81 | top 11.6% | 268 / 1,347 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.97 | top 13.4% | 162 / 855 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.78 | 24.04 | top 14.5% | 87 / 361 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.64 | 1:33.81 | top 22.9% | 89 / 192 | |
| 4×4 | 51.94 | 55.90 | top 27.1% | 181 / 423 | |
| 7×7 | 4:03.19 | 4:22.42 | top 31.9% | 40 / 74 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.12 | 3:18.90 | top 34.1% | 57 / 87 | |
| Pyraminx | 27.00 | 35.67 | top 97.5% | 427 / 431 |
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 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Manchester June 2024.
- 7 Aug 2010Seven personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Open 2010.
- 18 Jul 2009First competition: Hong Kong Open 2009. A 15.36 3×3 single to start from.
- 18 Jul 2009First sub-15 3×3: 13.43 at Hong Kong Open 2009.
- 18 Jul 2009Three personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Open 2009.
Competitions
- Manchester 6x6 Day 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester 7x7 Day 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Manchester June 2024 · 23 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Manchester 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Magic Revenge 2015 · 2 Aug 2015
- Hong Kong Open 2010 · 7 Aug 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- Macau Rubik's Open 2009 · 15 Aug 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Open 2009 · 18 Jul 2009 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Chan Chun Hang (陳浚鏗) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Pascal So (蘇柏熙) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Tse Yuet Ming (謝乙銘) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.