People · Malaysia
Tan Wei Ken
3×3 · top 3.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2009 · 2009KENT01
Tan Wei Ken has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.55, set at Selangor Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 196th in Malaysia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since July 2009, he has put 379 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.09 in July 2009 to 8.55, a 53% improvement. Tan has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.55 | 10.41 | top 3.8% | 196 / 3,773 | |
| 2×2 | 3.18 | 5.81 | top 16.4% | 447 / 2,541 | |
| 4×4 | 50.33 | 1:00.44 | top 25.1% | 403 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.91 | 32.24 | top 34.0% | 534 / 1,327 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.17 | 2:07.74 | top 41.3% | 320 / 617 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:12.24 | — | top 70.9% | 115 / 169 | |
| 6×6 | 4:37.92 | 5:04.42 | early days — 3 solves | 204 / 232 | |
| 7×7 | 7:33.38 | 8:05.58 | early days — 3 solves | 182 / 188 |
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
- 15 Jun 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019.
- 23 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at IsYou Cube Open 2016.
- 2 Sep 2012Three personal bests in one day at Johor Rubik's Cube Open 2012.
- 27 Aug 2011Three personal bests in one day at Cube Fever 2011.
- 28 Nov 2009First sub-15 3×3: 13.69 at Malaysian Open 2009.
- 28 Nov 2009Five personal bests in one day at Malaysian Open 2009.
Competitions
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2023 · 28 Oct 2023
- IUKL SOR 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
- Selangor Cube Open 2019 · 27 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2019 · 22 Nov 2019
- Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Unikl MFI Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- MYCA Cube Day 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- INTI IU Open 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- IsYou Cube Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Taylor's Cube Open 2013 · 26 Jan 2013
- Johor Rubik's Cube Open 2012 · 2 Sep 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Cyber Open 2012 · 7 Apr 2012
- Cube Fever 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Cyber Open 2011 · 11 Jun 2011
- Malaysian Cube Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010
- Malaysian Open 2009 · 28 Nov 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- UK Masters 2009 · 11 Jul 2009 — 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.
- Manfred Siew Ee Sheng (蕭奕晟) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.