People · Malaysia
Tan Xuan Yu
3×3 · top 5.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023YUTA02
Tan Xuan Yu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.18, set at Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 271st in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2023, he has put 180 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.65 in May 2023 to 9.18, a 14% improvement. Tan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.18 | 11.70 | top 5.3% | 271 / 3,825 | |
| 4×4 | 41.22 | 50.07 | top 13.6% | 217 / 1,228 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.23 | 1:31.23 | top 14.1% | 121 / 623 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.63 | 27.57 | top 19.6% | 287 / 1,350 | |
| 2×2 | 3.88 | 4.81 | top 25.0% | 744 / 2,582 | |
| Skewb | 6.91 | 8.70 | top 33.1% | 414 / 1,065 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.74 | 10.68 | top 51.0% | 1,037 / 1,746 | |
| 6×6 | 3:42.56 | — | early days — 1 solve | 177 / 235 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:16.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 137 / 169 |
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
- 7 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at UTP Cube Open 2024.
- 2 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at MYHM Singapore Championship 2024.
- 1 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.42 at Malaysia Cube Championship 2023.
- 1 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at IUKL SOR 2023.
- 28 May 2023First competition: STEM Cube Open Penang 2023. A 11.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- UTP Cube Open 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- MYHM Singapore Championship 2024 · 2 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2023 · 1 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- IUKL SOR 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- STEM Cube Open Penang 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 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.
- Mohamad Adrian Syahirin Bin Mohd Faizal — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kangze Wang (王康泽) — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Muhammad Syahmi — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.