People · Malaysia
Tai Howard
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019HOWA05
Tai Howard has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.59, set at Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2023, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 92nd in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since December 2019, he has put 40 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.01 in December 2019 to 7.59, a 37% improvement. Tai has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.59 | 11.13 | top 2.1% | 92 / 3,773 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.96 | 5.28 | top 7.5% | 141 / 1,723 | |
| 2×2 | 4.14 | 4.79 | top 28.3% | 851 / 2,541 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.83 | 23.23 | top 28.3% | 442 / 1,327 |
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
- 28 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2023.
- 28 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2023.
- 27 Dec 2019First competition: Selangor Cube Open 2019. A 12.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Selangor Cube Open 2019 · 27 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
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.
- David Chong Kai Xiang (张凯祥) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ephraim Lim Shao Liang (林绍良) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.