People · Singapore
Simon Lai
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2015 · 2015LAIS02
Simon Lai has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.83, set at Singapore MentalMatrix Open 2019, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 124th in Singapore. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2015, he has put 258 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.28 in February 2015 to 8.83, a 42% improvement. Simon has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.83 | 10.93 | top 4.5% | 124 / 1,546 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.69 | 4.82 | top 6.2% | 69 / 645 | |
| 4×4 | 35.69 | 40.28 | top 7.4% | 66 / 462 | |
| Skewb | 3.58 | 6.54 | top 8.2% | 41 / 353 | |
| Megaminx | 59.52 | 1:02.09 | top 9.7% | 38 / 195 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.16 | 20.49 | top 10.6% | 74 / 460 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 4.25 | top 17.5% | 232 / 1,053 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.86 | 1:39.78 | top 28.8% | 113 / 251 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:04.63 | — | early days — 3 solves | 34 / 81 | |
| 6×6 | 2:58.58 | 3:04.69 | early days — 3 solves | 71 / 125 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 51 / 94 | |
| 7×7 | 5:01.18 | 5:30.02 | top 50.9% | 64 / 96 | |
| Clock | 20.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 142 / 178 | |
| Square-1 | 50.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 121 / 132 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 4 cubes · 39:41 | — | early days — 1 solve | 27 / 35 |
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
- 21 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Singapore MentalMatrix Open 2019.
- 18 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2017.
- 18 Jun 2016First sub-10 3×3: 8.84 at Singapore Cubewerkz Open 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016Four personal bests in one day at Singapore Cubewerkz Open 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.06 at Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016Six personal bests in one day at Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2016.
Competitions
- Singapore Mofun & FIS Cubing 2022 · 18 Jun 2022
- Singapore MentalMatrix Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Singapore Cube Championship 2019 · 23 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Singapore Special 2017 · 18 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Singapore 333 Cube Competition 2016 · 27 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Cubewerkz Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2015 · 14 Feb 2015
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 58 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Daryl Tan Hong An — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Li Yifei (李逸飞) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.