People · Malaysia
Lim Zhong Han
3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023HANL05
Lim Zhong Han has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.93, set at 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 122nd in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2023, he has put 112 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.13 in September 2023 to 7.93, a 29% improvement. Lim has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 7.93 | 10.87 | top 2.7% | 122 / 3,773 | |
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 3.99 | top 9.7% | 242 / 2,541 | |
| Skewb | 4.47 | 6.34 | top 14.2% | 157 / 1,053 | |
| Square-1 | 15.37 | 18.05 | top 17.3% | 73 / 364 | |
| 4×4 | 47.93 | 1:03.00 | top 22.0% | 352 / 1,219 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.74 | 10.65 | top 25.7% | 517 / 1,723 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.47 | 1:42.92 | top 30.3% | 201 / 518 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.94 | 43.58 | top 59.0% | 931 / 1,327 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 431 / 617 |
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 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 7.93 at 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026.
- 10 Sep 2023First competition: XMUM Cube Open 2023. A 11.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 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.
- Eng Dickson (黄迪胜) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Rafael Fong Kang Li (方康力) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Sri Ganesh Krishna — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.