People · Malaysia
Joseph Lau
3×3 one-handed · top 4.9% of 74,621 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018LAUJ02
Joseph Lau has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 13.29, set at Melbourne Summer 2020, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 74,621 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 69th in Malaysia. Until January 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2018, he has put 79 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.07 in October 2018 to 9.48, a 21% improvement. Joseph has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 one-handed | 13.29 | 16.81 | top 4.9% | 69 / 1,350 | |
| 3×3 | 9.48 | 11.33 | top 6.1% | 302 / 3,825 | |
| 4×4 | 44.69 | 52.90 | top 18.0% | 287 / 1,228 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.80 | 1:53.99 | top 41.2% | 321 / 623 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.27 | 15.21 | top 47.2% | 959 / 1,746 | |
| Megaminx | 2:54.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 423 / 519 |
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
- 19 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024.
- 27 Oct 2018First competition: St Kevin's College Spring 2018. A 12.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tramsheds VII: Spring Saturday 2025 · 8 Nov 2025
- Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2020 · 25 Jan 2020
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- St Kevin's College Spring 2018 · 27 Oct 2018
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.
- Lennon Hughes — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Riley Dexter — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Andy Gong — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.