People · Malaysia
Lau Sam
3×3 · top 26.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017SAML01
Lau Sam has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.69, set at Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 26.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,396th in Malaysia. Across 5 competitions since August 2017, he has put 125 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.84 in August 2017 to 15.69, a 34% improvement. Lau 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 | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.69 | 18.31 | top 26.8% | 1,396 / 3,773 | |
| Square-1 | 25.83 | 38.11 | top 41.0% | 177 / 364 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.51 | 1:14.25 | top 42.3% | 656 / 1,219 | |
| Skewb | 8.50 | 11.82 | top 45.0% | 529 / 1,053 | |
| 2×2 | 5.50 | 5.90 | top 45.3% | 1,406 / 2,541 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.75 | 2:44.25 | top 65.1% | 464 / 617 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.82 | 16.58 | top 66.1% | 1,283 / 1,723 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.83 | 51.52 | top 75.7% | 1,129 / 1,327 | |
| Megaminx | 3:07.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 439 / 518 | |
| 6×6 | 5:27.57 | 6:02.56 | early days — 3 solves | 216 / 232 |
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
- 15 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019.
- 7 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.09 at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018.
- 26 Aug 2017First competition: MYCA Cube Day 2017. A 23.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- MYCA Cube Day 2017 · 26 Aug 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.
- Muhammad Hafizuddin Akhtar Bin Mohd Zainal Abidin — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chung Tze Yang (鍾志扬) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Eason Siew Ee Son (蕭奕晨) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-25 Square-1 single — 9,896 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.