People · Malaysia
Joseph Goh Kai Yang
2×2 · top 2.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024YANG49
Joseph Goh Kai Yang has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.48, set at XMUM Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 49th in Malaysia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2024, he has put 132 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.76 in July 2024 to 11.71, a 46% improvement. Joseph has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.48 | 3.74 | top 2.1% | 49 / 2,582 | |
| 3×3 | 11.71 | 12.92 | top 12.9% | 698 / 3,825 | |
| Skewb | 4.80 | 7.99 | top 16.7% | 195 / 1,065 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.74 | 29.79 | top 30.9% | 493 / 1,350 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.09 | 10.56 | top 37.0% | 751 / 1,746 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.11 | 1:24.73 | top 51.7% | 782 / 1,228 | |
| Megaminx | 2:51.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 419 / 519 | |
| 5×5 | 3:04.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 543 / 623 | |
| Clock | 30.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 363 / 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
- 22 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 11.71 at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.71 at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025.
- 27 Jul 2024First competition: Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024. A 21.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024 · 27 Jul 2024
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.
- Sri Ganesh Krishna — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Harith Lim — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Rafael Fong Kang Li (方康力) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.