People · Malaysia
Lai Chun Hoong
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017HOON01
Lai Chun Hoong has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.16, set at XMUM Cube Open 2023, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 266th in Malaysia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2017, he has put 115 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.91 in February 2017 to 9.16, a 29% improvement. Lai 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 | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.16 | 11.32 | top 5.2% | 266 / 3,773 | |
| 4×4 | 42.62 | 50.67 | top 15.3% | 241 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.06 | 23.60 | top 20.6% | 290 / 1,327 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.11 | 8.83 | top 28.7% | 576 / 1,723 | |
| 2×2 | 4.18 | 5.18 | top 28.8% | 879 / 2,541 | |
| Skewb | 6.82 | 10.35 | top 32.2% | 399 / 1,053 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:06.72 | 2:47.43 | top 35.6% | 53 / 169 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.30 | 1:58.61 | top 37.1% | 292 / 617 | |
| Megaminx | 2:12.14 | 2:34.91 | top 52.3% | 322 / 518 | |
| Square-1 | 34.37 | 39.57 | top 57.3% | 232 / 364 |
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
- 10 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at XMUM Cube Open 2023.
- 25 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2017.
- 11 Feb 2017First competition: Forest City Open 2017. A 12.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- XMUM Cube Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Forest City Open 2017 · 11 Feb 2017
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.
- William Gan Wei Ren (颜伟仁) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aaron Ariff — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.