People · Malaysia
Zafran Hakim Bin Zainal
3×3 · top 9.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023ZAIN01
Zafran Hakim Bin Zainal has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.81, set at 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 512th in Malaysia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2023, he has put 24 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.47 in March 2023 to 10.81, a 30% improvement. Zafran has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 10.81 | 12.56 | top 9.9% | 512 / 3,773 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 10.81 at 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026.
- 10 Mar 2023First competition: Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023. A 15.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best 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.
- Sri Ganesh Krishna — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Rafael Fong Kang Li (方康力) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Goh Yu Ze (吴禹歵) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.