People · Malaysia
Desmond Low Kai Sheng
Pyraminx · top 1.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017SHEN01
Desmond Low Kai Sheng has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.96, set at Johor Mini 2023, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16th in Malaysia. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since February 2017, he has put 742 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.62 in February 2017 to 1.26, a 73% improvement. Desmond has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.96 | 3.20 | top 1.1% | 16 / 1,723 | |
| 2×2 | 1.26 | 2.36 | top 1.2% | 23 / 2,541 | |
| Megaminx | 45.41 | 54.49 | top 3.2% | 21 / 518 | |
| 3×3 | 8.69 | 10.41 | top 4.2% | 214 / 3,773 | |
| Skewb | 2.98 | 4.30 | top 4.9% | 50 / 1,053 | |
| 4×4 | 35.08 | 46.06 | top 6.8% | 111 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.16 | 16.93 | top 8.4% | 125 / 1,327 | |
| Square-1 | 11.94 | 15.51 | top 9.8% | 43 / 364 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | 36.67 | early days — 3 solves | 29 / 112 | |
| Clock | 11.14 | 12.61 | top 30.8% | 139 / 406 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.82 | 1:55.65 | top 39.0% | 305 / 617 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:41.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 144 / 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, 2×2. 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.
- 28 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2026.
- 2 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Stulang Cube Party 2023.
- 15 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at Forest City Johor Open 2018.
- 30 Dec 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.10 at Malaysian Cube Championship 2017.
- 30 Dec 2017Ten personal bests in one day at Malaysian Cube Championship 2017.
Competitions
- MYHM UoSM Final Cube Open 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- PHS Johor Cube Open 2025 · 28 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kedah Cube Open 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- UoSM Cube Open 2024 · 23 Mar 2024
- Johor Mini 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Stulang Cube Party 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Singapore AMK CC Cubing B 2023 · 4 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NTU Welcome 2023 · 31 Dec 2022
- Johor Cube Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Fewest Moves Southeast Asia 2018 · 28 Oct 2018
- Forest City Johor Open 2018 · 15 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Singapore Cube Championship 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Johor Cube Open 2018 · 11 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Malaysian Cube Championship 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 10 personal bests set
- Foon Yew Open 2017 · 11 Jun 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Forest City Open 2017 · 11 Feb 2017
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 8 times
- Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.