People · Malaysia
Ng Keng Shi
4×4 · top 0.96% of 85,040 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023SHIN08
Ng Keng Shi has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 25.83, set at Selangor Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.96% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15th in Malaysia. Until June 2013, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2023, he has put 520 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.48 in March 2023 to 7.00, a 58% improvement. Ng 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 25.83 | 30.08 | top 0.96% | 15 / 1,228 | |
| 2×2 | 1.17 | 2.60 | top 0.96% | 17 / 2,582 | |
| 5×5 | 47.15 | 51.92 | top 1.1% | 11 / 623 | |
| 3×3 | 7.00 | 8.65 | top 1.3% | 59 / 3,825 | |
| Clock | 3.47 | 4.44 | top 1.4% | 6 / 415 | |
| 6×6 | 1:34.10 | 1:44.92 | top 2.7% | 13 / 235 | |
| Megaminx | 52.66 | 56.86 | top 6.4% | 46 / 519 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.79 | 5.96 | top 6.7% | 122 / 1,746 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.71 | 16.63 | top 7.6% | 117 / 1,350 | |
| Skewb | 4.53 | 6.16 | top 14.8% | 170 / 1,065 | |
| Square-1 | 14.65 | 17.58 | top 15.7% | 65 / 365 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Selangor Cube Open 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Seven personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2026.
- 1 Nov 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2025.
- 7 Jun 202513 personal bests in one day at One Shamelin Cube Open 2025.
- 27 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Selangor Cube Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- One Shamelin Cube Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 13 personal bests set
- Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- IUKL SOR 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023
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 80 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Chia Poh Xuan — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Rafael Fong Kang Li (方康力) — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.