People · Malaysia
Lucas Lye Yong Yao
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022YAOL01
Lucas Lye Yong Yao has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.45, set at Selangor Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 294th in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since October 2022, he has put 62 official solves on the record across eight events. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.88 in October 2022 to 9.45, a 20% improvement. Lucas has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.45 | 12.48 | top 6.0% | 294 / 3,773 | |
| Skewb | 3.56 | 4.06 | top 8.1% | 89 / 1,053 | |
| Square-1 | 13.74 | 19.14 | top 13.6% | 57 / 364 | |
| 4×4 | 47.91 | 50.78 | top 22.0% | 350 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.34 | 28.45 | top 37.7% | 594 / 1,327 | |
| 2×2 | 5.40 | 6.46 | top 44.2% | 1,368 / 2,541 | |
| Clock | 15.71 | 18.32 | top 50.7% | 220 / 406 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 412 / 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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at Selangor Cube Open 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Selangor Cube Open 2026.
- 15 Oct 2022First competition: Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2022. A 11.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Selangor Cube Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 15 Oct 2022
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.
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chia Poh Xuan — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.