People · Malaysia
Kang Khai Yik
Pyraminx · top 9.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019YIKK01
Kang Khai Yik 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 2019, 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 8 competitions since November 2019, he has put 196 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.93 in November 2019 to 19.01, a 29% improvement. Kang has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 8.83 | top 9.1% | 172 / 1,723 | |
| 2×2 | 3.74 | 6.93 | top 23.2% | 685 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 | 19.01 | 20.28 | top 37.1% | 1,907 / 3,773 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.25 | 1:49.53 | top 63.1% | 907 / 1,219 | |
| Skewb | 12.40 | 18.67 | top 68.0% | 779 / 1,053 | |
| Clock | 25.67 | 32.39 | top 77.9% | 319 / 406 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.54 | 1:09.20 | top 79.7% | 1,169 / 1,327 | |
| 5×5 | 4:25.95 | — | early days — 2 solves | 597 / 617 |
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
- 14 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.01 at Penang Mini Cube 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Penang Mini Cube 2025.
- 1 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024.
- 30 Nov 2019First competition: STEM Cube Open Penang 2019. A 26.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Don't Sleep In Pelita Sungai Dua 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- USM Penang Cube 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kedah Cube Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Penang Mini Cube 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Kedah Cube Open 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- USM Penang Cube 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 1 personal best 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 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Terence Lai Yu Kit (黎宇杰) — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Khoo Zi Yang — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.