People · Malaysia
Lee Zhi Xiang
3×3 · top 2.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024XIAN09
Lee Zhi Xiang has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.52, set at gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 91st in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2024, he has put 279 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.77 in August 2024 to 7.52, a 49% 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 | 7.52 | 8.37 | top 2.0% | 91 / 3,825 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.46 | 16.08 | top 3.7% | 51 / 1,350 | |
| 2×2 | 1.90 | 2.93 | top 4.2% | 97 / 2,582 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.99 | 5.48 | top 7.6% | 144 / 1,746 | |
| Skewb | 6.09 | 8.83 | top 26.5% | 332 / 1,065 | |
| 4×4 | 53.08 | 55.89 | top 28.6% | 460 / 1,228 | |
| Clock | 12.51 | 17.11 | top 37.4% | 173 / 415 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.65 | 2:01.46 | top 45.1% | 277 / 519 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 433 / 623 |
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 2026Six personal bests in one day at Selangor Cube Open 2026.
- 31 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025.
- 15 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Malaysia Newcomer 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Five personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2025.
- 28 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.78 at Penang Cube Masters 2024.
- 28 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Penang Cube Masters 2024.
Competitions
- Selangor Cube Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- MyFamilyFest Speedcubing Challenge 2025 · 9 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Newcomer 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Masters 2024 · 28 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 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 51 rounds, finished ahead once
- Marcus Yeow (姚嘉乐) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Joshua Tham Chern Siew — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.