People · Malaysia
Tan Zu Yang
3×3 · top 9.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025YANG94
Tan Zu Yang has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.52, set at Don't Sleep In Pelita Sungai Dua 2026, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 465th in Malaysia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2025, he has put 66 official solves on the record across eight events. His 4×4 best has come down from 1:12.07 in November 2025 to 45.45, a 37% 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 | 10.52 | 12.49 | top 9.0% | 465 / 3,773 | |
| 4×4 | 45.45 | 51.22 | top 18.9% | 307 / 1,219 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.59 | 11.33 | top 24.6% | 491 / 1,723 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.88 | 27.20 | top 25.7% | 392 / 1,327 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.67 | 1:45.33 | top 27.0% | 206 / 617 | |
| 2×2 | 4.41 | 4.75 | top 31.8% | 976 / 2,541 | |
| Skewb | 8.47 | 16.11 | top 44.8% | 527 / 1,053 | |
| Clock | 21.04 | 25.53 | top 67.6% | 289 / 406 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Don't Sleep In Pelita Sungai Dua 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025First competition: Penang Cube Masters 2025. A 13.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Don't Sleep In Pelita Sungai Dua 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Masters 2025 · 15 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.
- Muhammad Iman Bin Mohd Zuhaime — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Sri Ganesh Krishna — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ephraim Lim Shao Liang (林绍良) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 5.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.