People · Singapore
Lim Zhe Hsien (林哲贤)
3×3 blindfolded · top 1.7% of 12,178 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023HSIE09
Lim Zhe Hsien (林哲贤) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 21.08, set at Singapore Championship 2026, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Singapore. Until October 2015, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2023, he has put 75 official solves on the record across eight events. His 3×3 blindfolded best has come down from 4:04.03 in November 2023 to 21.08, a 91% improvement. Lim has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 21.08 | 29.37 | top 1.7% | 3 / 81 | |
| 3×3 | 11.38 | 13.97 | top 11.7% | 295 / 1,546 | |
| 4×4 | 46.87 | 51.71 | top 20.6% | 166 / 462 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 10 of 12 cubes · 53:23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9 / 35 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.92 | 25.99 | top 25.8% | 182 / 460 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 6:15.80 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8 / 17 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 20:11.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8 / 11 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 87 / 94 |
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 blindfolded. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Singapore NxNxN 2024.
- 19 Nov 2023First competition: No Noise November Singapore 2023.
Competitions
- Singapore Championship 2026 · 20 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't DNF December Singapore 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Singapore August 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Championship 2025 · 7 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Singapore NxNxN 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cool Down Singapore 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- No Noise November Singapore 2023 · 19 Nov 2023
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.
- Andrew Tan Jing Bang — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Theodore Chan — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jacob Keh (郭正兴) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 blindfolded single — 166 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.