People · Hong Kong, China
Wong Tak Man (黃德文)
4×4 · top 7.0% of 85,040 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015MANW01
Wong Tak Man (黃德文) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 35.28, set at Hong Kong Cube Day 2019, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 67th in Hong Kong, China. Until October 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2015, he has put 139 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.27 in August 2015 to 10.27, a 44% improvement. Wong 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 35.28 | 45.20 | top 7.0% | 67 / 447 | |
| 3×3 | 10.27 | 11.87 | top 8.3% | 222 / 1,424 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.75 | 20.95 | top 14.5% | 94 / 384 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.74 | 1:40.42 | top 26.2% | 75 / 169 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.99 | 1:48.85 | top 33.9% | 114 / 196 | |
| 2×2 | 4.59 | 5.65 | top 34.1% | 413 / 880 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.08 | 12.45 | top 45.5% | 263 / 448 | |
| Square-1 | 30.27 | 40.40 | top 49.9% | 83 / 127 | |
| Clock | 25.86 | 27.06 | top 78.2% | 152 / 159 |
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
- 26 Jan 2019Five personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Cube Day 2019.
- 3 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Side Event Day 2017.
- 25 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Cube Day 2017.
- 1 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen New Year 2017.
- 2 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.10 at Shenzhen New Year 2016.
- 22 Aug 2015First competition: Hong Kong Summer Cube Day 2015. A 18.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Side Event Day 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen New Year 2017 · 1 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015
- Hong Kong Summer Cube Day 2015 · 22 Aug 2015
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.
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 5.28 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.