People · Malaysia
Tan Jay De
3×3 · top 6.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025DETA02
Tan Jay De has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.48, set at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 302nd in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2025, he has put 44 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.86 in November 2025 to 9.48, a 32% improvement. Tan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.48 | 12.66 | top 6.1% | 302 / 3,825 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.04 | 1:22.06 | top 16.2% | 141 / 623 | |
| 4×4 | 44.51 | 46.75 | top 17.8% | 283 / 1,228 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.77 | 24.82 | top 25.4% | 393 / 1,350 | |
| 6×6 | 2:37.60 | 2:39.76 | early days — 3 solves | 98 / 235 | |
| 7×7 | 4:03.47 | 4:05.40 | early days — 3 solves | 87 / 189 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 1 Nov 2025First competition: Malaysia Cube Championship 2025. A 13.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2025 · 1 Nov 2025
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 Guang Jie — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Eng Dickson (黄迪胜) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Harith Lim — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,328 people have one; it is 16.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.