People · Malaysia
Darren Soh Christie (苏均强)
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024CHRI36
Darren Soh Christie (苏均强) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.24, set at Selangor Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 160th in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2024, he has put 215 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.20 in December 2024 to 8.24, a 10% improvement. Darren has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.24 | 10.19 | top 3.2% | 160 / 3,773 | |
| 5×5 | 55.51 | 1:10.55 | top 3.5% | 29 / 617 | |
| 4×4 | 31.64 | 36.37 | top 3.9% | 56 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.34 | 18.20 | top 6.8% | 97 / 1,327 | |
| Megaminx | 54.68 | 57.43 | top 7.3% | 56 / 518 | |
| 7×7 | 2:52.12 | 3:04.20 | top 8.5% | 23 / 188 | |
| 6×6 | 1:56.52 | 2:02.37 | top 9.7% | 36 / 232 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 3.50 | top 10.3% | 265 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:56.94 | — | early days — 3 solves | 48 / 169 | |
| Skewb | 8.74 | 10.29 | top 46.7% | 554 / 1,053 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 11:19.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 21 / 31 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Selangor Cube Open 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Five personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2026.
- 1 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2025.
- 28 Dec 2024First competition: Penang Cube Masters 2024. A 9.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Selangor Cube Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Kuala Lumpur 2025 · 30 Nov 2025
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Penang Cube Masters 2024 · 28 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best 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 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Muhammad Razin Bin Roslan — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 5.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.