People · Malaysia
Sean Tieh
3×3 · top 1.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022TIEH02
Sean Tieh has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.34, set at One Shamelin Cube Open 2025, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 77th in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since September 2022, he has put 470 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.85 in September 2022 to 7.34, a 72% improvement. Sean 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.34 | 8.74 | top 1.8% | 77 / 3,773 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.73 | 3.83 | top 2.8% | 46 / 1,723 | |
| 2×2 | 1.91 | 2.36 | top 4.2% | 98 / 2,541 | |
| 4×4 | 33.89 | 39.78 | top 5.7% | 92 / 1,219 | |
| Megaminx | 54.80 | 58.15 | top 7.3% | 57 / 518 | |
| Skewb | 3.83 | 5.31 | top 9.8% | 107 / 1,053 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.21 | 19.96 | top 15.6% | 228 / 1,327 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.25 | 1:25.53 | top 16.3% | 139 / 617 | |
| 6×6 | 3:04.30 | 3:09.05 | top 43.1% | 132 / 232 |
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 2026Six personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025Eight personal bests in one day at One Shamelin Cube Open 2025.
- 15 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at Malaysia Newcomer 2025.
- 15 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at Malaysia Newcomer 2025.
- 1 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024.
- 27 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- MyFamilyFest Speedcubing Challenge 2025 · 9 Nov 2025
- One Shamelin Cube Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Malaysia Newcomer 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Malaysia 15th Anniversary Championship 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 5 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.
- Sam Tieh — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 26 times · head to head
- Eng Dickson (黄迪胜) — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.34 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.