People · Malaysia
Tan Yu Hong
2×2 · top 0.99% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023HONG05
Tan Yu Hong has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.18, set at Kedah Cube Open 2025, puts him in the top 0.99% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19th in Malaysia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2023, he has put 431 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 1.96 in May 2023 to 1.18, a 40% improvement. Tan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 1.18 | 1.78 | top 0.99% | 19 / 2,582 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.04 | 5.19 | top 3.8% | 67 / 1,746 | |
| 3×3 | 8.79 | 11.47 | top 4.4% | 226 / 3,825 | |
| Skewb | 2.90 | 4.83 | top 4.5% | 49 / 1,065 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.33 | 17.07 | top 8.9% | 141 / 1,350 | |
| Megaminx | 59.98 | 1:05.16 | top 10.1% | 81 / 519 | |
| Clock | 7.97 | 9.50 | top 15.0% | 62 / 415 | |
| Square-1 | 15.39 | 22.45 | top 17.4% | 74 / 365 | |
| 4×4 | 44.32 | 50.16 | top 17.5% | 277 / 1,228 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.64 | 1:38.23 | top 26.3% | 200 / 623 | |
| 6×6 | 3:29.16 | 3:45.28 | early days — 3 solves | 162 / 235 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:01.23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 132 / 169 | |
| 7×7 | 7:43.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 184 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kedah Cube Open 2025.
- 28 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Penang Cube Masters 2024.
- 28 Dec 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Penang Cube Masters 2024.
- 25 May 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024.
- 28 May 2023First competition: STEM Cube Open Penang 2023. A 11.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Don't Sleep In Pelita Sungai Dua 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- USM Penang Cube 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kedah Cube Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Penang Mini Cube 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Penang Cube Masters 2024 · 28 Dec 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- USM Penang Cube 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 2 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.
- Terence Lai Yu Kit (黎宇杰) — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Khoo Zi Yang — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Sri Ganesh Krishna — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 55 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.