People · Hong Kong, China
John Lau Hing Ming (劉興民)
Pyraminx · top 19.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023MING12
John Lau Hing Ming (劉興民) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.91, set at Future Park Thailand Cube Battle 2026, puts him in the top 19.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 120th in Hong Kong, China. Across 20 competitions since October 2023, he has put 258 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 51.30 in October 2023 to 15.62, a 70% improvement. John has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.91 | 8.36 | top 19.3% | 120 / 431 | |
| 3×3 | 15.62 | 21.12 | top 26.5% | 547 / 1,347 | |
| Skewb | 7.48 | 12.07 | top 37.3% | 142 / 285 | |
| Clock | 14.06 | 26.93 | top 44.1% | 97 / 156 | |
| 2×2 | 5.60 | 6.51 | top 46.5% | 522 / 855 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.66 | 1:33.69 | top 50.4% | 282 / 423 | |
| 5×5 | 4:17.05 | 4:44.61 | top 93.7% | 190 / 192 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 21 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at GAN Negros Speedcubing Open 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.90 at HKRCU 20th Anniversary 2025.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.44 at Goulburn Open 2024.
- 21 Oct 2023First competition: Hong Kong Championship 2023. A 51.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Don't Sleep In Pelita Sungai Dua 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Future Park Thailand Cube Battle 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026
- Odd Day in Hong Kong 2026 · 26 Apr 2026
- GAN Negros Speedcubing Open 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Championship 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- HKRCU 20th Anniversary 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhuhai Open 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Championship 2024 · 16 Nov 2024
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cambodia Championship 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Cubing at Paradise Park Bangkok 2024 · 14 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Goulburn Open 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hanoi Side Events 2024 · 24 Mar 2024
- Bangkok Cube Day Winter 2024 · 13 Jan 2024
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2023 · 1 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Championship 2023 · 21 Oct 2023
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.
- Yang Pin Xiu (楊品修) — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Timothy Kong Wing Sum (江永琛) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jake Lau Chiu Him (劉朝謙) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.