People · Malaysia
Chiah Hao Yan
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022YANC01
Chiah Hao Yan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.24, set at One Shamelin Cube Open 2025, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 273rd in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2022, he has put 55 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.47 in September 2022 to 9.24, a 55% improvement. Chiah 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 | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.24 | 11.95 | top 5.4% | 273 / 3,773 | |
| 2×2 | 3.72 | 5.62 | top 23.0% | 676 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.61 | 31.77 | top 33.2% | 520 / 1,327 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.06 | 12.46 | top 45.4% | 914 / 1,723 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 462 / 617 |
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
- 7 Jun 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.24 at One Shamelin Cube Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025First sub-20 3×3: 10.58 at XMUM Cube Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.58 at XMUM Cube Open 2025.
- 2 Sep 2022First competition: YJ Malaysia Cube Open 2022. A 20.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- One Shamelin Cube Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- YJ Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 2 Sep 2022
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 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.