People · Singapore
Kayden Loke Zheng An
2×2 · top 1.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016ANKA01
Kayden Loke Zheng An has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.23, set at Wellington Summer 2023, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in Singapore. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2016, he has put 316 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.80 in February 2017 to 1.23, an 82% improvement. Kayden has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.23 | 3.17 | top 1.1% | 22 / 1,053 | |
| 3×3 | 10.58 | 13.45 | top 9.2% | 237 / 1,546 | |
| 4×4 | 38.34 | 43.28 | top 10.1% | 91 / 462 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.53 | 6.49 | top 16.6% | 143 / 645 | |
| Skewb | 4.93 | 6.82 | top 17.6% | 86 / 353 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.98 | 1:30.96 | top 18.3% | 80 / 251 | |
| Square-1 | 16.79 | 20.12 | top 20.5% | 47 / 132 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 31 / 94 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.32 | 1:45.47 | top 28.4% | 84 / 195 | |
| Clock | 11.13 | 11.39 | top 30.7% | 99 / 178 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.99 | 33.20 | top 44.3% | 268 / 460 | |
| 6×6 | 3:09.01 | — | early days — 1 solve | 78 / 125 | |
| 7×7 | 5:20.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 73 / 96 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:24.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 57 / 81 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.95 at Wellington Summer 2023.
- 18 Feb 202313 personal bests in one day at Wellington Summer 2023.
- 3 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Mind Games 2018.
- 8 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.71 at New Zealand Nationals 2017.
- 8 Dec 2017Six personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2017.
- 30 Sep 2017Five personal bests in one day at Hamilton Spring 2017.
Competitions
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Palmerston North 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wellington Summer 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 13 personal bests set
- FMC New Zealand 2022 · 26 Nov 2022
- Mind Games 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2017 · 30 Sep 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore 333 Cube Competition 2016 · 27 Aug 2016
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Tom Nelson — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Jack McDougall — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.