People · Malaysia
Lim Chuen Tek
Pyraminx · top 2.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018TEKL01
Lim Chuen Tek has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.49, set at STEM Cube Open Penang 2019, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 36th in Malaysia. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2018, he has put 179 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.03 in April 2018 to 9.97, a 17% improvement. Lim has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.49 | 6.54 | top 2.2% | 36 / 1,723 | |
| 3×3 | 9.97 | 12.17 | top 7.4% | 366 / 3,773 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 4.16 | top 9.6% | 240 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.74 | 19.72 | top 9.6% | 146 / 1,327 | |
| 4×4 | 40.53 | 46.79 | top 12.7% | 208 / 1,219 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.04 | 1:27.07 | top 19.1% | 159 / 617 | |
| Square-1 | 19.82 | 29.50 | top 27.6% | 114 / 364 | |
| Skewb | 6.98 | 10.31 | top 33.5% | 412 / 1,053 | |
| Clock | 12.18 | 16.58 | top 35.8% | 159 / 406 |
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
- 18 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at NJIT Spring 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at NJIT Spring 2023.
- 30 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at STEM Cube Open Penang 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at USM Penang Cube 2019.
- 28 Apr 2018First competition: USM Penang Cube 2018. A 12.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NJIT Spring 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- East Brunswick Open 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- STEM Cube Open Penang 2019 · 30 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- USM Penang Cube 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- USM Penang Cube 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
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.
- Kyle Meade — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Goodman — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Livia Kleiner — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.