People · Malaysia
Jacky Lau Guang Yao
Pyraminx · top 9.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019YAOJ04
Jacky Lau Guang Yao has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.28, set at STEM Cube Open Penang 2023, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 172nd in Malaysia. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2019, he has put 40 official solves on the record across five events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 11.83 in November 2019 to 4.28, a 64% improvement. Jacky has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 10.65 | top 9.1% | 172 / 1,723 | |
| 3×3 | 22.12 | 29.35 | top 45.7% | 2,267 / 3,773 | |
| 2×2 | 6.06 | 8.75 | top 51.5% | 1,584 / 2,541 | |
| Skewb | 12.87 | 15.91 | top 70.1% | 799 / 1,053 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.28 | 1:01.20 | top 77.9% | 1,149 / 1,327 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 May 2023First sub-30 3×3: 22.12 at STEM Cube Open Penang 2023.
- 28 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at STEM Cube Open Penang 2023.
- 30 Nov 2019First competition: STEM Cube Open Penang 2019. A 34.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- STEM Cube Open Penang 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- STEM Cube Open Penang 2019 · 30 Nov 2019
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.
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yap Di Sheng — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ang Chin Zhen (洪靖程) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.