People · Malaysia
Nicholas Tan Jun Wei
Skewb · top 3.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017WEIN03
Nicholas Tan Jun Wei has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.64, set at Malaysia Cube Championship 2019, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38th in Malaysia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since December 2017, he has put 451 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.34 in December 2017 to 8.69, a 47% improvement. Nicholas has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.64 | 5.09 | top 3.4% | 38 / 1,053 | |
| 3×3 | 8.69 | 11.48 | top 4.2% | 214 / 3,773 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.69 | 22.32 | top 7.5% | 110 / 1,327 | |
| 4×4 | 37.44 | 41.58 | top 9.2% | 152 / 1,219 | |
| Megaminx | 1:01.99 | 1:10.89 | top 11.1% | 88 / 518 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.47 | 1:16.34 | top 11.9% | 99 / 617 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.80 | 9.84 | top 18.5% | 360 / 1,723 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:19.53 | — | top 19.5% | 29 / 169 | |
| 2×2 | 3.79 | 4.41 | top 23.8% | 701 / 2,541 | |
| Square-1 | 21.20 | 25.71 | top 30.7% | 131 / 364 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.41 | 2:48.49 | top 32.1% | 106 / 232 | |
| 7×7 | 4:32.88 | 5:43.73 | early days — 3 solves | 115 / 188 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 45.00 | top 48.3% | 65 / 112 | |
| Clock | 16.66 | 18.79 | top 54.2% | 235 / 406 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 4 cubes · 25:22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 33 / 48 |
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
- 1 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.69 at Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Six personal bests in one day at Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024.
- 22 Nov 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2019.
- 20 Jan 2019Seven personal bests in one day at STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019.
- 23 Nov 2018Six personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2018.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Selangor Cube Open 2019 · 27 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Merdeka Mind Games 2019 · 16 Sep 2019
- Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Unikl MFI Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Malaysian Cube Championship 2017 · 30 Dec 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.
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Muhammad Fitri Hakim Bin Dzulkarnain — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Eason Siew Ee Son (蕭奕晨) — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.