People · Malaysia
Ruben Lau Zhao Bin
2×2 · top 3.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016BINR01
Ruben Lau Zhao Bin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.83, set at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2017, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 88th in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2016, he has put 175 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.25 in October 2016 to 9.28, a 30% improvement. Ruben has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 1.83 | 2.79 | top 3.7% | 88 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 | 9.28 | 11.72 | top 5.5% | 276 / 3,773 | |
| Square-1 | 9.73 | 15.18 | top 5.6% | 21 / 364 | |
| 4×4 | 39.50 | 49.43 | top 11.5% | 194 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.91 | 19.39 | top 12.3% | 177 / 1,327 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.26 | 9.51 | top 21.9% | 437 / 1,723 | |
| Skewb | 6.71 | 9.00 | top 31.3% | 390 / 1,053 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.85 | 1:53.72 | top 34.5% | 226 / 518 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.65 | 1:51.95 | top 36.6% | 285 / 617 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 90 / 112 |
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
- 25 Mar 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.28 at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2017.
- 20 Dec 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Open 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: INTI IU Open 2016. A 13.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Malaysia Cube Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2016 · 20 Dec 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- INTI IU Open 2016 · 1 Oct 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.
- Aaron Ariff — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Muhammad Ammar Aufa B. Rosman — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.