People · Malaysia
Lee Yin Shen
3×3 · top 6.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022SHEN15
Lee Yin Shen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.50, set at Selangor Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 306th in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2022, he has put 349 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.56 in September 2022 to 9.50, a 24% improvement. Lee has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 9.50 | 12.01 | top 6.1% | 306 / 3,825 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.06 | 1:18.14 | top 9.1% | 75 / 623 | |
| 4×4 | 37.69 | 44.81 | top 9.5% | 164 / 1,228 | |
| Square-1 | 12.81 | 14.01 | top 11.6% | 49 / 365 | |
| Clock | 7.20 | 8.63 | top 11.6% | 52 / 415 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.92 | 7.17 | top 12.7% | 251 / 1,746 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 4.52 | top 15.8% | 442 / 2,582 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.08 | 24.36 | top 18.1% | 268 / 1,350 | |
| Skewb | 5.27 | 8.54 | top 20.3% | 246 / 1,065 | |
| 6×6 | 2:28.21 | 2:39.78 | top 24.8% | 80 / 235 | |
| 7×7 | 3:52.48 | 4:33.74 | top 28.0% | 72 / 189 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.90 | 2:06.85 | top 37.6% | 240 / 519 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.50 at Selangor Cube Open 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Selangor Cube Open 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at One Shamelin Cube Open 2025.
- 27 Jul 2024Nine personal bests in one day at Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at IUKL SOR 2023.
Competitions
- Selangor Cube Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- One Shamelin Cube Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- IUKL SOR 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- YJ Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 67 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charlize Tam Shi Kei (谭旭淇) — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Boying Li (李博莹) — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,328 people have one; it is 6.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.