People · Malaysia
Ian Tan Xiu Herng
3×3 · top 1.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019HERN31
Ian Tan Xiu Herng has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.42, set at IUKL SOR 2023, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 84th in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2019, he has put 127 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Ian 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 | 7.42 | 9.74 | top 1.9% | 84 / 3,825 | |
| 4×4 | 33.13 | 36.68 | top 5.1% | 81 / 1,228 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.84 | 16.47 | top 7.9% | 125 / 1,350 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 3.06 | top 8.1% | 204 / 2,582 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.43 | 1:17.85 | top 11.3% | 94 / 623 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.88 | 1:30.27 | top 11.5% | 95 / 519 | |
| Clock | 21.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 298 / 415 |
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
- 30 Sep 2023Six personal bests in one day at IUKL SOR 2023.
- 12 Oct 2019First competition: Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2019. A 8.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- IUKL SOR 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 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.
- Hill Pong Yong Feng — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Muhammad Fitri Hakim Bin Dzulkarnain — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.