People · Malaysia
William Yoong
3×3 · top 8.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017YOON04
William Yoong has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.28, set at Selangor Ace Cube 2023, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 422nd in Malaysia. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since June 2017, he has put 294 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.34 in June 2017 to 10.28, a 49% improvement. William has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 10.28 | 11.81 | top 8.3% | 422 / 3,773 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.20 | 20.89 | top 8.5% | 130 / 1,327 | |
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 3.62 | top 10.6% | 274 / 2,541 | |
| 4×4 | 41.66 | 50.64 | top 14.1% | 223 / 1,219 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.84 | 10.75 | top 18.8% | 366 / 1,723 | |
| Skewb | 7.79 | 11.10 | top 39.7% | 473 / 1,053 |
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
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Selangor Ace Cube 2023.
- 22 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.08 at Unikl MFI Open 2018.
- 3 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Unikl MFI Open 2018.
- 14 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.93 at Malaysia Cube Open 2017.
Competitions
- Stevenage March 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Belfast Autumn 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UCD Cube Days 2024 · 13 Apr 2024
- Selangor Ace Cube 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Unikl MFI Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Foon Yew Open 2017 · 11 Jun 2017
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.
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Wang Junwen (王俊文) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Ephraim Lim Shao Liang (林绍良) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.