People · Malaysia
Yap Jia Yang
3×3 · top 0.51% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016YANG84
Yap Jia Yang has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.03, set at YJ Malaysia Cube Open 2022, puts him in the top 0.51% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19th in Malaysia. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since December 2016, he has put 1,205 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.60 in December 2016 to 6.03, a 43% improvement. Yap has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 6.03 | 7.13 | top 0.51% | 19 / 3,825 | |
| 4×4 | 25.13 | 27.82 | top 0.75% | 10 / 1,228 | |
| 5×5 | 45.55 | 52.10 | top 0.77% | 8 / 623 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.99 | 13.46 | top 1.1% | 10 / 1,350 | |
| Megaminx | 42.23 | 48.28 | top 2.2% | 13 / 519 | |
| 2×2 | 1.51 | 2.51 | top 2.2% | 51 / 2,582 | |
| 7×7 | 2:33.31 | 2:40.40 | top 4.4% | 16 / 189 | |
| 6×6 | 1:42.96 | 1:45.83 | top 4.9% | 19 / 235 | |
| Square-1 | 10.84 | 14.44 | top 7.6% | 34 / 365 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | 31.67 | top 14.8% | 22 / 112 | |
| Skewb | 5.43 | 9.94 | top 21.5% | 263 / 1,065 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.32 | 8.62 | top 22.4% | 448 / 1,746 | |
| Clock | 19.87 | 24.61 | top 64.3% | 277 / 415 |
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
- 9 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2022.
- 2 Sep 2022Seven personal bests in one day at YJ Malaysia Cube Open 2022.
- 2 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Petaling Jaya Cubing Comeback 2022.
- 27 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Selangor Cube Open 2019.
- 22 Nov 2019Six personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019.
Competitions
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 15 Oct 2022
- YJ Malaysia Cube Open 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Petaling Jaya Cubing Comeback 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Selangor Cube Open 2019 · 27 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- STEM Cube Open Kuala Lumpur 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Unikl MFI Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Tangkak Perkasa 2018 · 14 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysian Cube Championship 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- MYCA Cube Day 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Foon Yew Open 2017 · 11 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2016 · 20 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 184 rounds, finished ahead 149 times
- Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) — met in 158 rounds, finished ahead 85 times
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 152 rounds, finished ahead 130 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.