People · Malaysia
Nieh Zee Shenn Benjamin (聂资昇)
4×4 · top 1.4% of 85,040 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016BENJ02
Nieh Zee Shenn Benjamin (聂资昇) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 27.17, set at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 25th in Malaysia. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since December 2016, he has put 412 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.60 in December 2016 to 8.09, a 73% improvement. Nieh 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 27.17 | 35.49 | top 1.4% | 25 / 1,228 | |
| 3×3 | 8.09 | 9.11 | top 3.0% | 148 / 3,825 | |
| 2×2 | 2.00 | 3.50 | top 4.8% | 108 / 2,582 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.92 | 15.19 | top 6.0% | 84 / 1,350 | |
| Skewb | 3.50 | 7.46 | top 7.8% | 83 / 1,065 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.02 | 1:15.11 | top 9.1% | 74 / 623 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.40 | 8.06 | top 9.7% | 187 / 1,746 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.92 | 1:36.35 | top 30.1% | 195 / 519 | |
| 6×6 | 2:53.31 | 3:12.65 | early days — 3 solves | 119 / 235 | |
| Clock | 12.84 | 18.33 | top 38.9% | 182 / 415 |
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 2026Four personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025.
- 31 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025.
- 27 Dec 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at Selangor Cube Open 2019.
- 27 Dec 2019Four personal bests in one day at Selangor Cube Open 2019.
- 22 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2019.
Competitions
- Seremban Cube Challenge 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Selangor Cube Open 2019 · 27 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Malaysian Cube Championship 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- MYCA Cube Day 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2016 · 20 Dec 2016
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.
- Muhammad Razin Bin Roslan — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 2.17 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.