People · Hong Kong, China
Lam Man King (林文景)
3×3 · top 3.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017KING03
Lam Man King (林文景) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.17, set at Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 104th in Hong Kong, China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2017, he has put 52 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.35 in February 2017 to 8.17, a 47% improvement. Lam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.17 | 10.44 | top 3.1% | 104 / 1,424 |
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
- 5 Jan 2019First sub-15 3×3: 9.83 at Utah Valley Open 2019.
- 5 Jan 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Utah Valley Open 2019.
- 25 Feb 2017First competition: Hong Kong Cube Day 2017. A 15.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Perfect Vision Provo 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2019 · 15 Jun 2019
- Utah Valley Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2017 · 25 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.
- Damian Wilding — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Isaac Myers — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Samuel Baird — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.