People · Malaysia
Sheng Foon Kin
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016KINS01
Sheng Foon Kin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.88, set at USM Penang Cube 2019, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 114th in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since October 2016, he has put 512 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.18 in October 2016 to 7.88, a 63% improvement. Sheng has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 7.88 | 10.49 | top 2.6% | 114 / 3,773 | |
| Skewb | 3.10 | 5.77 | top 5.5% | 55 / 1,053 | |
| Square-1 | 10.59 | 14.74 | top 7.1% | 27 / 364 | |
| 4×4 | 38.03 | 42.96 | top 9.8% | 166 / 1,219 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.14 | 1:13.44 | top 11.1% | 89 / 518 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.31 | 20.63 | top 15.9% | 232 / 1,327 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.92 | 1:18.91 | top 16.0% | 135 / 617 | |
| 6×6 | 2:16.43 | 2:24.12 | top 18.7% | 62 / 232 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 38.00 | top 20.4% | 33 / 112 | |
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 4.72 | top 20.8% | 582 / 2,541 | |
| 7×7 | 3:35.64 | 3:44.91 | top 21.8% | 54 / 188 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.25 | 9.93 | top 29.9% | 607 / 1,723 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:13.84 | 2:32.51 | top 37.8% | 58 / 169 | |
| Clock | 14.58 | 17.61 | top 46.2% | 203 / 406 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 6 of 8 cubes · 59:07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 22 / 48 |
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
- 10 Mar 2023Five personal bests in one day at Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023.
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019.
- 20 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Unikl MFI Open 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018.
- 30 Dec 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Malaysian Cube Championship 2017.
Competitions
- XMUM Cube Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- YJ Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Merdeka Mind Games 2019 · 16 Sep 2019
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- USM Penang Cube 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Unikl MFI Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Forest City Johor Open 2018 · 15 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysian Cube Championship 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Forest City Open 2017 · 11 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2016 · 20 Dec 2016 — 3 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.
- Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.