People · Malaysia
Lim Zhi Hang
3×3 · top 4.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019HANG04
Lim Zhi Hang has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.85, set at Penang Cube Open 2022, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 231st in Malaysia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2019, he has put 154 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.32 in March 2019 to 8.85, a 34% improvement. Lim 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 | 8.85 | 12.89 | top 4.6% | 231 / 3,825 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.36 | 5.46 | top 4.9% | 88 / 1,746 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.89 | 22.62 | top 20.2% | 295 / 1,350 | |
| 2×2 | 4.33 | 6.12 | top 30.8% | 956 / 2,582 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.24 | 2:05.63 | top 42.3% | 263 / 519 | |
| Skewb | 8.63 | 15.48 | top 46.0% | 553 / 1,065 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 953 / 1,228 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:26.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 158 / 169 |
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
- 21 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Kedah Cube Open 2024.
- 31 Dec 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.85 at Penang Cube Open 2022.
- 23 Mar 2019First competition: USM Penang Cube 2019. A 13.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kedah Cube Open 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kedah Cube Open 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Open 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- USM Penang Cube 2019 · 23 Mar 2019
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 Syahmi — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Terence Lai Yu Kit (黎宇杰) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Muhammad Hariz Bin Azizan — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.