People · Malaysia
Aeson Tan Ming Soon
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024SOON03
Aeson Tan Ming Soon has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.01, set at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 132nd in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2024, he has put 104 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.54 in May 2024 to 8.01, a 48% improvement. Aeson 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 | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.01 | 9.43 | top 2.8% | 132 / 3,773 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.66 | 23.99 | top 19.6% | 281 / 1,327 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.93 | 1:24.74 | top 19.8% | 152 / 518 | |
| 2×2 | 4.00 | 4.52 | top 26.5% | 781 / 2,541 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.19 | 11.25 | top 29.4% | 594 / 1,723 | |
| 4×4 | 59.48 | 1:06.09 | top 35.9% | 560 / 1,219 |
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
- 28 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.01 at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025.
- 28 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Penang Cube Masters 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.21 at Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024.
- 25 May 2024First competition: Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024. A 15.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- XMUM Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Masters 2024 · 28 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024 · 25 May 2024
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.
- Rafael Fong Kang Li (方康力) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sri Ganesh Krishna — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.