People · Malaysia
Nicholas Lau Meng Kwok
2×2 · top 8.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017KWOK02
Nicholas Lau Meng Kwok has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.43, set at Malaysian Cube Championship 2017, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 205th in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2017, he has put 101 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.32 in August 2017 to 13.00, a 20% improvement. Nicholas 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 5.96 | top 8.2% | 205 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 | 13.00 | 15.13 | top 17.4% | 932 / 3,773 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.20 | 22.42 | top 18.4% | 266 / 1,327 | |
| 4×4 | 47.97 | 50.07 | top 22.1% | 355 / 1,219 |
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
- 30 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.00 at Malaysian Cube Championship 2017.
- 30 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Malaysian Cube Championship 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017First competition: MYCA Cube Day 2017. A 16.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019
- STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Malaysian Cube Championship 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- MYCA Cube Day 2017 · 26 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.
- Ernest Eh Zhong Yu (余宗祐) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Eason Siew Ee Son (蕭奕晨) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.