People · Malaysia
Loh Eng Tom
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019LOHT01
Loh Eng Tom has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.44, set at STEM Cube Open Penang 2023, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 178th in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2019, he has put 244 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.98 in November 2019 to 8.44, a 47% improvement. Loh 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.44 | 11.02 | top 3.6% | 178 / 3,773 | |
| 2×2 | 2.03 | 3.94 | top 4.9% | 114 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.64 | 21.45 | top 14.2% | 207 / 1,327 | |
| Skewb | 4.92 | 6.79 | top 17.5% | 201 / 1,053 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.99 | 9.55 | top 36.1% | 730 / 1,723 | |
| Megaminx | 1:56.21 | 2:07.63 | top 43.7% | 271 / 518 |
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
- 23 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Kedah Cube Open 2023.
- 28 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.44 at STEM Cube Open Penang 2023.
- 31 Dec 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.65 at Penang Cube Open 2022.
- 31 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Penang Cube Open 2022.
- 30 Nov 2019First competition: STEM Cube Open Penang 2019. A 15.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kedah Cube Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kedah Cube Open 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kedah Cube Open 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- STEM Cube Open Penang 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Open 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- STEM Cube Open Penang 2019 · 30 Nov 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.
- Terence Lai Yu Kit (黎宇杰) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Chuah Yi Qian (蔡銥倩) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.