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Ng Shao Ken
3×3 · top 7.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024KENN15
Ng Shao Ken has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.98, set at Singapore Warm Up January 2026, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 197th in Singapore. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2024, he has put 114 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.80 in May 2024 to 2.40, a 59% improvement. Ng has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.98 | 12.46 | top 7.4% | 197 / 1,546 | |
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 4.01 | top 8.0% | 123 / 1,053 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.24 | 23.37 | top 15.7% | 115 / 460 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.08 | 1:41.27 | top 17.6% | 78 / 251 | |
| 4×4 | 48.06 | 53.47 | top 22.2% | 177 / 462 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.06 | 16.78 | top 45.4% | 354 / 645 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.46 | — | early days — 3 solves | 150 / 195 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Singapore Warm Up January 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Singapore Two-Day Nov 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.48 at Cool Down Singapore 2024.
- 25 May 2024First competition: Singapore Mini 2024. A 19.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid March Singapore 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- Singapore Championship 2026 · 20 Feb 2026
- Singapore Warm Up January 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Two-Day Nov 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Singapore Kempinski Open 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cool Down Singapore 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Mini 2024 · 25 May 2024
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.
- Aidan Loh Kai Ye — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Peh Zander — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.