People · New Zealand
Kyan Lai
3×3 · top 32.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024LAIK02
Kyan Lai has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.58, set at Dualling in Milford 2026, puts him in the top 32.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 688th in New Zealand. Across 3 competitions since September 2024, he has put 30 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.57 in September 2024 to 17.58, a 41% improvement. Kyan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.58 | 23.13 | top 32.9% | 688 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 6.59 | 11.73 | top 56.9% | 966 / 1,627 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.58 at Dualling in Milford 2026.
- 28 Sep 2024First competition: New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024. A 29.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dualling in Milford 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024 · 28 Sep 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.
- Richard Foster — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Caleb Hall — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brandon Harris — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.58 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 96,384 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.