People · Malaysia
Desmond Ch'ng Khai Jie
3×3 · top 3.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022JIED02
Desmond Ch'ng Khai Jie has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.51, set at Kedah Cube Open 2024, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 193rd in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2022, he has put 89 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.74 in December 2022 to 8.51, a 49% improvement. Desmond 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 | 8.51 | 10.79 | top 3.8% | 193 / 3,773 | |
| 2×2 | 4.00 | 5.36 | top 26.5% | 781 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.25 | 27.68 | top 26.7% | 406 / 1,327 | |
| Skewb | 11.25 | 20.05 | top 62.2% | 730 / 1,053 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.16 | 19.64 | top 68.2% | 1,314 / 1,723 | |
| Megaminx | 4:12.21 | 4:44.17 | top 91.8% | 500 / 518 |
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
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at Kedah Cube Open 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at Kedah Cube Open 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.60 at Kedah Cube Open 2023.
- 31 Dec 2022First competition: Penang Cube Open 2022. A 16.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kedah Cube Open 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Kedah Cube Open 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Open 2022 · 31 Dec 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.
- Loh Eng Tom — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Muhammad Hariz Bin Azizan — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.