People · Malaysia
Liow Yuan Feng
2×2 · top 1.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022FENG07
Liow Yuan Feng has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.43, set at USM Penang Cube 2024, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42nd in Malaysia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2022, he has put 269 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.83 in September 2022 to 8.84, a 25% improvement. Liow 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.43 | 2.29 | top 1.9% | 42 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 | 8.84 | 9.62 | top 4.5% | 225 / 3,773 | |
| Square-1 | 13.13 | 23.18 | top 12.2% | 52 / 364 | |
| 4×4 | 42.01 | 45.33 | top 14.5% | 229 / 1,219 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.41 | 9.17 | top 15.8% | 307 / 1,723 | |
| Skewb | 5.24 | 8.06 | top 20.1% | 237 / 1,053 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.36 | 1:34.21 | top 27.8% | 187 / 518 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.69 | 1:44.69 | top 32.8% | 252 / 617 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.77 | 29.93 | top 33.6% | 528 / 1,327 |
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
- 19 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at USM Penang Cube 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Penang Cube Masters 2023.
- 28 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.32 at STEM Cube Open Penang 2023.
- 28 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at STEM Cube Open Penang 2023.
- 10 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023.
- 31 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Penang Cube Open 2022.
Competitions
- USM Penang Cube 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Masters 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kedah Cube Open 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- STEM Cube Open Penang 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Open 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- YJ Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 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.
- Ang Chin Zhen (洪靖程) — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Muhammad Fitri Hakim Bin Dzulkarnain — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.