People · Malaysia
Sherwin Lee (李实文)
3×3 · top 4.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018LEES03
Sherwin Lee (李实文) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.01, set at Brisbane Finnish Afternoon 2026, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 248th in Malaysia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2018, he has put 278 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.27 in April 2018 to 9.01, a 27% improvement. Sherwin has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.01 | 10.58 | top 4.9% | 248 / 3,825 | |
| 2×2 | 2.36 | 3.18 | top 7.6% | 193 / 2,582 | |
| Skewb | 4.36 | 7.19 | top 13.5% | 147 / 1,065 | |
| 4×4 | 42.28 | 51.75 | top 14.9% | 238 / 1,228 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.65 | 11.11 | top 17.5% | 336 / 1,746 | |
| Clock | 10.61 | 12.00 | top 28.0% | 132 / 415 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.95 | 1:46.68 | top 34.6% | 270 / 623 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.70 | 1:52.63 | top 35.2% | 228 / 519 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.94 | 34.83 | top 41.9% | 678 / 1,350 |
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
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kedah Cube Open 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.31 at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025.
- 17 May 2025Seven personal bests in one day at USM Penang Cube 2025.
- 28 Apr 2018First competition: USM Penang Cube 2018. A 12.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brisbane Finnish Afternoon 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Gelugor Cube Carnival 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
- Penang Cube Masters 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kedah Cube Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- USM Penang Cube 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- USM Penang Cube 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
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.
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Terence Lai Yu Kit (黎宇杰) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Chuah Yi Qian (蔡銥倩) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.