People · Malaysia
Marlon Jemron James
3×3 · top 6.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017JAME04
Marlon Jemron James has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.49, set at Miri Seahorse STEM Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 305th in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2017, he has put 232 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.25 in August 2017 to 9.49, a 23% improvement. Marlon 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 | 9.49 | 11.48 | top 6.1% | 305 / 3,825 | |
| 4×4 | 36.14 | 44.35 | top 7.9% | 131 / 1,228 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.42 | 6.64 | top 9.8% | 190 / 1,746 | |
| 2×2 | 2.97 | 3.54 | top 14.0% | 381 / 2,582 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.04 | 1:34.85 | top 21.7% | 181 / 623 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.06 | 25.89 | top 23.5% | 358 / 1,350 | |
| Skewb | 6.14 | 8.47 | top 26.9% | 338 / 1,065 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.48 | 2:11.75 | top 43.0% | 267 / 519 |
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 2026Three personal bests in one day at Selangor Cube Open 2026.
- 7 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at Miri Seahorse STEM Cube Open 2026.
- 13 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Johor Cube Open 2022.
- 24 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at Sabah Cube Open 2019.
- 6 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Sabah Cube Open 2018.
- 12 Aug 2017First competition: Borneo Championship 2017. A 12.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Selangor Cube Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Miri Seahorse STEM Cube Open 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Johor Cube Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Sabah Cube Open 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Sabah Cube Open 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Borneo Championship 2017 · 12 Aug 2017
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.
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Wang Junwen (王俊文) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 6.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.