People · Malaysia
Nathanael Lye Yong Jing
3×3 · top 3.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022JING03
Nathanael Lye Yong Jing has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.32, set at Malaysia Newcomer 2025, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 166th in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2022, he has put 167 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.02 in October 2022 to 8.32, a 17% improvement. Nathanael has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.32 | 10.29 | top 3.4% | 166 / 3,773 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.13 | 18.83 | top 6.4% | 89 / 1,327 | |
| 4×4 | 38.75 | 44.53 | top 10.6% | 179 / 1,219 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.24 | 1:17.58 | top 15.7% | 123 / 518 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.51 | 1:24.74 | top 18.7% | 157 / 617 | |
| Skewb | 5.49 | 11.46 | top 21.9% | 267 / 1,053 | |
| 2×2 | 3.89 | 4.22 | top 25.1% | 733 / 2,541 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.83 | 7.93 | top 26.5% | 534 / 1,723 | |
| 6×6 | 3:35.27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 167 / 232 | |
| Clock | 29.28 | — | early days — 3 solves | 348 / 406 | |
| Square-1 | 2:20.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 362 / 364 |
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 2026Five personal bests in one day at Selangor Cube Open 2026.
- 15 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.32 at Malaysia Newcomer 2025.
- 15 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Malaysia Newcomer 2025.
- 15 Oct 2022First competition: Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2022. A 11.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Selangor Cube Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Malaysia Newcomer 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 15 Oct 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.
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wang Junwen (王俊文) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Chia Poh Xuan — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.