People · Hong Kong, China
Chan Pak Lam (陳柏霖)
3×3 · top 9.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023LAMC03
Chan Pak Lam (陳柏霖) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.58, set at Odd Day in Hong Kong 2026, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 237th in Hong Kong, China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since March 2023, he has put 197 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.01 in March 2023 to 10.58, a 62% improvement. Chan has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 10.58 | 13.28 | top 9.3% | 237 / 1,424 | |
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 4.04 | top 9.9% | 128 / 880 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.66 | 5.91 | top 11.2% | 80 / 448 | |
| Skewb | 4.57 | 7.78 | top 15.1% | 65 / 293 | |
| Clock | 9.55 | 17.65 | top 22.7% | 59 / 159 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 120 / 169 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.24 | — | top 51.8% | 268 / 384 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 349 / 447 |
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
- 31 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.66 at Welcome Back Hong Kong 2024.
- 31 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Welcome Back Hong Kong 2024.
- 21 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Championship 2023.
- 26 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.15 at Hong Kong Small Cube Day 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023First competition: Hong Kong Cube Day 2023. A 28.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hong Kong Autumn Cube Day 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2026 · 12 Sep 2026
- Odd Day in Hong Kong 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Championship 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- HKRCU 20th Anniversary 2025 · 20 Sep 2025
- Hong Kong Side Event Day 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Championship 2024 · 16 Nov 2024
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Hong Kong 2024 · 31 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Championship 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Small Cube Day 2023 · 26 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2023 · 4 Mar 2023
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.
- Wan Chun Man (尹俊文) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Andy Mok Man Cheuk (莫文卓) — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shek Ho Hin (石灝軒) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.