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Simon Lim (林少秋)

4×4 · top 2.6% of 83,917 all-time · competing since July 2008 · 2008LIMS01

Simon Lim (林少秋) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 29.63, set at ValenZheng Cube Open 2018, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 56th in the Philippines. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 68 competitions since July 2008, he has put 1,788 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.52 in July 2008 to 8.19, a 50% improvement. Simon has entered 68 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

4×4
best event — top 2.6% of 83,917 all-time
29.63
signature single · ValenZheng Cube Open 2018
1,788
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 89% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingPhilippines
4×429.6337.88
top 2.6%56 / 2,135
3×38.199.65
top 3.1%302 / 6,270
3×3 one-handed12.4116.45
top 3.6%74 / 2,440
2×22.043.30
top 5.0%169 / 4,257
3×3 blindfolded39.7949.89
top 6.7%18 / 274
6×61:56.622:03.74
top 9.7%39 / 298
5×51:07.981:12.33
top 10.2%113 / 928
Megaminx1:03.211:11.82
top 11.6%90 / 690
3×3 Multi-Blind13 of 13 cubes · 59:39—
top 11.8%10 / 72
7×73:12.013:17.58
top 13.9%47 / 275
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves39.00
top 20.4%28 / 189
Square-117.0527.96
top 21.1%90 / 374
Pyraminx7.9610.32
top 35.9%1,042 / 2,621
4×4 blindfolded8:52.82—
top 50.5%21 / 26

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

Philippines Open 2008: 16.52Rizal Open 2009: 13.28Philippines Open 2009: 13.09Bulacan Open 2010: 11.97Cubing sa Tag-Init 2010: 9.88Philippines Rubik's Cube Open 2010: 10.15Asian Championship 2010: 11.11GRCC Valenzuela Summer 2011: 11.36Robinsons Metro East Open 2011: 9.28Philippine Open 2011: 9.65Fiesta Open 2012: 10.15Bayani 2012: 8.27Asian Championship 2012: 10.21San Pablo City Open 2013: 10.21Marikina City Open 2013: 9.75Vicente Taaca Memorial School Open 2013: 10.86Art Capital Open 2013: 9.66Shoe Capital Open 2014: 9.72Marikina City 2 Open 2014: 9.46Cube Clash 2014: 9.59360 Degree Wellness Open 2014: 9.36Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2014: 10.43Asian Championship 2014: 9.58Valenzuela Cubing Summit 2015: 10.06360 Degrees Wellness Open 2015: 9.97Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2015: 9.44Cebu Open 2015: 9.09Northern Luzon Open 2015: 9.23Good Nutrition Cube Day 2016: 8.58Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2016: 9.68Pahiyas Speedcubing Open 2016: 10.00Metro Speedcubing Open 2016: 8.31Mindanao Championship 2016: 9.27Manila Metropolitan Championship 2016: 11.03Asian Championship 2016: 8.38Philippine Championship 2016: 8.89Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017: 9.31Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2017: 8.38Philippine Championship 2017: 8.50Cube Ala-Eh III 2018: 9.17Marikina City Open 2018: 8.78Cube-A-POOLooza 2018: 8.29Metro Speedcubing Open III 2018: 8.19Visayas Championship 2018: 9.16ValenZheng Cube Open 2018: 9.38PSC Open 2018: 9.20WCA Asian Championship 2018: 9.37Philippine Championship 2018: 9.35Luisita Speedcubing Open 2018: 8.238.1916.525 Jul 200824 Nov 2018

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.63 away.
  • A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.19 away.

Targets move as he improves.