People · Malaysia
Chan Yong Kai
2×2 · top 1.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023KAIC01
Chan Yong Kai has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.42, set at Johor Cube Open 2024, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 40th in Malaysia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since November 2023, he has put 574 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.64 in November 2023 to 8.01, a 17% improvement. Chan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.42 | 3.26 | top 1.8% | 40 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 | 8.01 | 9.37 | top 2.8% | 132 / 3,773 | |
| 5×5 | 54.54 | 1:07.65 | top 3.2% | 25 / 617 | |
| 6×6 | 1:38.21 | 1:44.04 | top 3.6% | 15 / 232 | |
| 4×4 | 32.99 | 37.94 | top 4.9% | 75 / 1,219 | |
| Skewb | 3.27 | 5.02 | top 6.4% | 66 / 1,053 | |
| 7×7 | 2:45.59 | 2:50.07 | top 6.7% | 22 / 188 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.86 | 5.69 | top 7.0% | 132 / 1,723 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.96 | 1:18.71 | top 13.9% | 112 / 518 | |
| Clock | 8.39 | 11.59 | top 17.0% | 73 / 406 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.07 | 25.36 | top 20.7% | 291 / 1,327 | |
| Square-1 | 32.16 | 36.09 | top 53.5% | 219 / 364 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at MYHM UoSM Final Cube Open 2026.
- 22 Mar 2025Eight personal bests in one day at UoSM Cube Open SOR 2025.
- 22 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Johor Cube Open 2024.
- 4 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Austin Big Cubes Day 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Please Don't Pop Austin 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at UoSM Cube Open 2024.
Competitions
- MYHM UoSM Final Cube Open 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Twist & Fries Johor Bahru 2025 · 22 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UoSM Cube Open SOR 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Johor Cube Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Austin Big Cubes Day 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Please Don't Pop Austin 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- UoSM Cube Open 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Twist & Fries Johor Bahru 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Johor Mini 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
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.
- Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) — met in 114 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eng Dickson (黄迪胜) — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
- Lim Chun Yik (林峻毅) — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.