People · Malaysia
Chen Kee Yen
Megaminx · top 5.1% of 34,786 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009KEEY01
Chen Kee Yen has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 49.90, set at Malaysia Cube Open 2012, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in Malaysia. Until April 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2009, he has put 338 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.47 in February 2009 to 11.09, a 53% improvement. Chen has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 49.90 | 1:02.09 | top 5.1% | 37 / 518 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.47 | 6.15 | top 5.3% | 95 / 1,723 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.13 | 25.26 | top 10.5% | 155 / 1,327 | |
| 3×3 | 11.09 | 14.23 | top 10.8% | 562 / 3,773 | |
| 4×4 | 47.33 | 51.99 | top 21.2% | 340 / 1,219 | |
| 2×2 | 3.61 | 6.16 | top 21.6% | 608 / 2,541 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.52 | 1:37.68 | top 23.7% | 188 / 617 | |
| Square-1 | 20.28 | 31.81 | top 28.6% | 119 / 364 | |
| 7×7 | 4:10.71 | 4:22.52 | top 34.6% | 92 / 188 | |
| 6×6 | 3:01.25 | 3:18.11 | top 41.6% | 126 / 232 | |
| Clock | 18.05 | 24.34 | top 58.9% | 254 / 406 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:20.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 149 / 169 |
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
- 19 Jul 2014Three personal bests in one day at Melaka Open 2014.
- 2 Jun 2012Four personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Open 2012.
- 27 Aug 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Cube Fever 2011.
- 11 Jun 2011Six personal bests in one day at Cyber Open 2011.
- 18 Dec 2010First sub-20 3×3: 15.22 at Malaysian Cube Open 2010.
- 18 Dec 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.50 at Malaysian Cube Open 2010.
Competitions
- Johor Lunar New Year 2016 · 14 Feb 2016
- Melaka Open 2014 · 19 Jul 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2012 · 2 Jun 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Fever 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Cyber Open 2011 · 11 Jun 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Malaysian Cube Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010 — 9 personal bests set
- Johor Rubik's Cube Open 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysian Open 2009 · 28 Nov 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Singapore Open 2009 · 28 Feb 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.
- Wang Junwen (王俊文) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Lee Jia Yong (李伽榮) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Howard Wong Jun Yen (黄俊仁) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 9.90 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.