People · Malaysia
Yau Cheng Long
2×2 · top 6.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023LONG11
Yau Cheng Long has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Malaysia Cube Championship 2023, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 149th in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2023, he has put 236 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.28 in March 2023 to 2.19, a 59% improvement. Yau has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2.19 | 3.80 | top 6.2% | 149 / 2,582 | |
| 3×3 | 10.53 | 12.42 | top 9.1% | 479 / 3,825 | |
| Skewb | 4.52 | 7.70 | top 14.7% | 169 / 1,065 | |
| 4×4 | 45.37 | 51.18 | top 18.8% | 306 / 1,228 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.99 | 15.07 | top 20.0% | 389 / 1,746 | |
| Square-1 | 16.80 | 23.43 | top 20.6% | 88 / 365 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.67 | 37.03 | top 52.8% | 864 / 1,350 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.35 | 3:02.02 | top 54.0% | 393 / 623 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 88 / 112 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:02.62 | — | early days — 1 solve | 162 / 169 |
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
- 25 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024.
- 1 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2023.
- 10 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.79 at XMUM Cube Open 2023.
- 10 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at XMUM Cube Open 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Selangor Ace Cube 2023.
- 10 Mar 2023First competition: Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023. A 18.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- XMUM Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2023 · 1 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- XMUM Cube Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Selangor Ace Cube 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023
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.
- Wong Ming Liang (黃泯量) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Lim Hung (林弘) — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eng Dickson (黄迪胜) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.