People · Malaysia
Khoo Zhi Yong
3×3 · top 12.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019YONG06
Khoo Zhi Yong has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.61, set at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025, puts him in the top 12.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 668th in Malaysia. Across 4 competitions since December 2019, he has put 122 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.57 in December 2019 to 11.61, a 73% improvement. Khoo has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.61 | 14.09 | top 12.5% | 668 / 3,773 | |
| Skewb | 4.41 | 6.74 | top 13.8% | 151 / 1,053 | |
| 2×2 | 3.40 | 5.09 | top 19.0% | 533 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.30 | 32.83 | top 24.0% | 360 / 1,327 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.67 | 9.81 | top 25.2% | 506 / 1,723 | |
| 4×4 | 53.23 | 1:07.38 | top 28.6% | 468 / 1,219 | |
| Megaminx | 2:24.15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 355 / 518 | |
| Clock | 18.30 | 19.86 | top 59.7% | 256 / 406 | |
| 5×5 | 3:05.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 542 / 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
- 28 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025.
- 31 May 2025First sub-30 3×3: 14.53 at gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025.
- 31 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 14.53 at gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025.
- 31 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.53 at gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025.
- 31 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025.
Competitions
- XMUM Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Pahang Cube Open 2019 · 7 Dec 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.
- Chia Poh Xuan — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Leong Lap Tat (梁立德) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.