People · Malaysia
Timothy Lim Shao Tian
Pyraminx · top 6.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018TIAN07
Timothy Lim Shao Tian has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.66, set at Penang Cube Open 2022, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 110th in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since April 2018, he has put 435 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.23 in April 2018 to 13.91, a 71% improvement. Timothy has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.66 | 8.49 | top 6.1% | 110 / 1,723 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 4.71 | top 17.4% | 481 / 2,541 | |
| Skewb | 5.13 | 9.65 | top 19.2% | 221 / 1,053 | |
| 3×3 | 13.91 | 18.97 | top 20.6% | 1,083 / 3,773 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.84 | 1:27.97 | top 53.3% | 799 / 1,219 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.33 | 3:49.63 | top 55.5% | 343 / 518 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.15 | 53.82 | top 75.0% | 1,125 / 1,327 |
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
- 31 Dec 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.91 at Penang Cube Open 2022.
- 31 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Penang Cube Open 2022.
- 27 Dec 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.90 at Selangor Cube Open 2019.
- 27 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Selangor Cube Open 2019.
- 22 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2019.
- 12 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2019.
Competitions
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2023 · 1 Dec 2023
- Johor Mini 2023 · 25 Nov 2023
- Penang Cube Masters 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kedah Cube Open 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Penang Cube Open 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2022 · 9 Dec 2022
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- YJ Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Johor Cube Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Selangor Cube Open 2019 · 27 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Unikl MFI Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- USM Penang Cube 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
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.
- Ephraim Lim Shao Liang (林绍良) — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Muhammad Fitri Hakim Bin Dzulkarnain — met in 88 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wang Junwen (王俊文) — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.