People · Hong Kong, China
Yiu Ting Hong
2×2 · top 8.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2009 · 2009HONG07
Yiu Ting Hong has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.44, set at Hong Kong Open 2010, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 113th in Hong Kong, China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2009, he has put 97 official solves on the record across seven events. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.78 in July 2009 to 2.44, a 35% improvement. Yiu has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 2.44 | 3.73 | top 8.3% | 113 / 855 | |
| 3×3 | 14.58 | 17.51 | top 23.0% | 488 / 1,347 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.96 | 1:54.74 | top 41.8% | 120 / 192 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.41 | 1:15.39 | top 43.3% | 242 / 423 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.90 | 20.14 | top 44.0% | 247 / 431 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.55 | 41.83 | top 54.5% | 261 / 361 | |
| Megaminx | 2:31.97 | 2:46.84 | top 62.1% | 129 / 154 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Aug 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.58 at Hong Kong Open 2010.
- 7 Aug 2010Five personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Open 2010.
- 5 Jun 2010Five personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Cube Day 2010.
- 18 Jul 2009First competition: Hong Kong Open 2009. A 17.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hong Kong Open 2010 · 7 Aug 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Open 2009 · 18 Jul 2009
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.
- Pang Pak Hin (彭栢軒) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Kevin Chau Ka Wai (周嘉偉) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.