People · Hong Kong, China
Wong Yuk Chi (黃昱誌)
2×2 · top 2.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015CHIC01
Wong Yuk Chi (黃昱誌) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.52, set at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32nd in Hong Kong, China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 40 competitions since August 2015, he has put 1,939 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.34 in August 2015 to 7.94, a 70% improvement. Wong has entered 40 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 2.16 | top 2.2% | 32 / 855 | |
| 4×4 | 29.55 | 33.69 | top 2.6% | 26 / 423 | |
| 3×3 | 7.94 | 9.39 | top 2.7% | 77 / 1,347 | |
| 6×6 | 1:36.49 | 1:54.45 | top 3.2% | 11 / 87 | |
| 7×7 | 2:26.97 | 2:46.18 | top 3.3% | 10 / 74 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.36 | 16.43 | top 3.5% | 21 / 361 | |
| Skewb | 2.72 | 4.65 | top 3.7% | 15 / 285 | |
| 5×5 | 56.09 | 1:01.37 | top 3.8% | 18 / 192 | |
| Megaminx | 47.54 | 54.97 | top 4.0% | 12 / 154 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.99 | 5.69 | top 7.6% | 52 / 431 | |
| Clock | 7.23 | 9.36 | top 11.9% | 35 / 156 | |
| Square-1 | 14.56 | 17.07 | top 15.4% | 37 / 126 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 36.33 | top 20.4% | 31 / 76 |
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
- 15 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022.
- 19 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at Jieyang Winter 2020.
- 24 Aug 2019Five personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 19 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at ZHBIT Open 2019.
- 21 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Open 2018.
- 1 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Huizhou Open 2018.
Competitions
- Hong Kong Big Cube Day 2023 · 30 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Small Cube Day 2023 · 26 May 2023
- Hong Kong FMC 2023 · 20 May 2023
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Jieyang Winter 2020 · 19 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Big 'n Blind Guangzhou 2019 · 8 Dec 2019
- FMC Asia 2019 · 7 Dec 2019
- Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2019 · 27 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Maoming Open 2019 · 30 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- ZHBIT Open 2019 · 19 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Jieyang Winter 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2019 · 26 Jan 2019
- Dongguan Open 2019 · 13 Jan 2019
- Big 'n Blind Guangzhou 2018 · 9 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Asia 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
- Shenzhen Nanshan 2018 · 18 Nov 2018
- Shantou Open 2018 · 28 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA Asian Championship 2018 · 17 Aug 2018
- Jieyang Open 2018 · 12 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cross-strait FMC 2018 · 4 Aug 2018
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Huizhou Open 2018 · 1 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- GDSY Open 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dongguan Open 2018 · 4 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Big 'n Blind 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Asia 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2017 · 12 Aug 2017 — 11 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Side Event Day 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhan NxN Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Arnold Classic Asia 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- 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 297 rounds, finished ahead 185 times
- Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) — met in 270 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
- Wong Kin Lok (黃健樂) — met in 202 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.