People · Malaysia
Tan E Yan
2×2 · top 1.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024YANT03
Tan E Yan has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.39, set at XMUM Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in Malaysia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2024, he has put 291 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.40 in August 2024 to 9.88, a 49% improvement. Tan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.39 | 3.40 | top 1.7% | 37 / 2,582 | |
| Square-1 | 10.30 | 14.86 | top 6.7% | 25 / 365 | |
| 3×3 | 9.88 | 11.42 | top 7.2% | 365 / 3,825 | |
| Skewb | 3.70 | 5.75 | top 9.0% | 102 / 1,065 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.34 | 5.76 | top 9.4% | 178 / 1,746 | |
| Clock | 7.51 | 8.81 | top 12.9% | 56 / 415 | |
| 4×4 | 50.23 | 54.86 | top 25.1% | 404 / 1,228 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.01 | 1:49.19 | top 32.1% | 213 / 519 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.04 | 35.22 | top 51.4% | 836 / 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
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at XMUM Cube Open 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Seven personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2026.
- 1 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Seven personal bests in one day at One Shamelin Cube Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.94 at XMUM Cube Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2025.
Competitions
- XMUM Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- MyFamilyFest Speedcubing Challenge 2025 · 9 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- One Shamelin Cube Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Malaysia Newcomer 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 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.
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead once
- Harith Lim — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Rafael Fong Kang Li (方康力) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,557 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.