People · Malaysia
Sam Tieh
3×3 · top 0.17% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022TIEH01
Sam Tieh has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.24, set at 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.17% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Malaysia. Until November 2015, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since September 2022, he has put 586 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.47 in September 2022 to 5.24, a 68% improvement. Sam has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.24 | 8.00 | top 0.17% | 4 / 3,825 | |
| 2×2 | 0.94 | 2.42 | top 0.45% | 7 / 2,582 | |
| Megaminx | 42.98 | 47.34 | top 2.4% | 16 / 519 | |
| 4×4 | 29.82 | 32.76 | top 2.8% | 39 / 1,228 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.08 | 5.60 | top 3.9% | 70 / 1,746 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.66 | 17.26 | top 3.9% | 56 / 1,350 | |
| Skewb | 3.31 | 6.25 | top 6.7% | 69 / 1,065 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.57 | 1:12.30 | top 7.1% | 57 / 623 | |
| 6×6 | 1:56.97 | 2:04.70 | top 9.9% | 38 / 235 |
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 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at One Shamelin Cube Open 2025.
- 1 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024.
- 27 Jul 2024Six personal bests in one day at Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2023.
- 10 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 9.75 at XMUM Cube Open 2023.
Competitions
- Seremban Cube Challenge 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- MyFamilyFest Speedcubing Challenge 2025 · 9 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- One Shamelin Cube Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Malaysia Newcomer 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2023 · 1 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- YJ Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 2 Sep 2022
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.
- Sean Tieh — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 70 times · head to head
- Rafael Fong Kang Li (方康力) — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 52 times
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 59 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 355 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 567 people have one; it is 2.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.