People · Malaysia
Tan Yit Shen
3×3 · top 7.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019SHEN05
Tan Yit Shen has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.91, set at Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 369th in Malaysia. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2019, he has put 266 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.72 in April 2019 to 9.91, a 44% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.91 | 10.95 | top 7.2% | 369 / 3,825 | |
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 3.97 | top 10.0% | 247 / 2,582 | |
| Skewb | 4.48 | 9.15 | top 14.4% | 163 / 1,065 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.96 | 20.99 | top 15.0% | 225 / 1,350 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.20 | 11.54 | top 21.5% | 424 / 1,746 | |
| 4×4 | 50.68 | 55.43 | top 25.7% | 415 / 1,228 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.83 | 1:48.72 | top 32.2% | 250 / 623 | |
| Clock | 11.98 | 13.78 | top 34.8% | 160 / 415 | |
| Square-1 | 30.65 | 38.93 | top 50.6% | 213 / 365 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 332 / 519 |
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
- 25 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024.
- 10 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Selangor Ace Cube 2023.
- 10 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.03 at Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023.
- 10 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023.
- 13 Apr 2019First competition: Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019. A 17.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- One Shamelin Cube Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia Newcomer 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- XMUM Cube Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Selangor Ace Cube 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
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.
- Eng Dickson (黄迪胜) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Boying Li (李博莹) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.