People · Malaysia

Shawn Poh

Pyraminx · top 2.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016POHS01

Shawn Poh has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.59, set at Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39th in Malaysia. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since December 2016, he has put 556 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.42 in December 2016 to 9.60, a 48% improvement. Shawn has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.

Pyraminx

best event — top 2.4% of 129,321 all-time

2.59

signature single · Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019

556

official solves on the record

14%

solve-to-solve spread · wider than 78% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked

Event	PB single	PB average		Malaysia
Pyraminx	2.59	4.22	top 2.4%	39 / 1,723
3×3	9.60	11.29	top 6.4%	317 / 3,773
2×2	2.38	3.26	top 7.8%	199 / 2,541
3×3 one-handed	15.17	18.93	top 8.5%	128 / 1,327
Megaminx	59.84	1:15.14	top 9.9%	80 / 518
Square-1	15.67	21.65	top 17.9%	76 / 364
4×4	45.91	52.72	top 19.4%	318 / 1,219
Skewb	5.40	6.71	top 21.2%	254 / 1,053
Clock	9.56	11.64	top 22.9%	108 / 406
3×3 Fewest Moves	34 moves	40.67	top 26.7%	40 / 112
5×5	1:38.27	1:50.19	top 34.1%	262 / 617
6×6	5:04.74	5:26.90	early days — 3 solves	209 / 232
7×7	7:33.08	7:47.27	early days — 3 solves	181 / 188

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

7 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018.
11 Feb 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at Johor Cube Open 2018.
11 Feb 2018Five personal bests in one day at Johor Cube Open 2018.
14 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Open 2017.
26 Aug 2017Five personal bests in one day at MYCA Cube Day 2017.
12 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 10.97 at Borneo Championship 2017.

Competitions

Selangor Cube Open 2019 · 27 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
Merdeka Mind Games 2019 · 16 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
Unikl MFI Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
WCA Asian Championship 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
Johor Cube Open 2018 · 11 Feb 2018 — 5 personal bests set
Malaysia Cube Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
MYCA Cube Day 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
Borneo Championship 2017 · 12 Aug 2017 — 6 personal bests 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.

Eason Siew Ee Son (蕭奕晨) — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
Manfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟) — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
Darren Siew Ee Yaang (蕭奕暘) — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 18 times

Next targets

A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.60 away.

Targets move as he improves.