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Ethan Lim Yi Yong

2×2 · top 31.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017YONG01

Ethan Lim Yi Yong has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.40, set at Malaysia Cube Open 2017, puts him in the top 31.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 970th in Malaysia. Across 3 competitions since February 2017, he has put 33 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.34 in February 2017 to 18.41, a 21% improvement. Ethan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 31.6% of 186,767 all-time
4.40
signature single · Malaysia Cube Open 2017
33
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingMalaysia
2×24.407.28
top 31.6%970 / 2,541
3×318.4122.86
top 35.4%1,831 / 3,773
Pyraminx9.6811.92
top 50.5%1,013 / 1,723

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

Forest City Open 2017: 23.34Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2017: 18.41Malaysia Cube Open 2017: 21.6118.4123.3411 Feb 201714 Oct 2017

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
  • A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.41 away.

Targets move as he improves.