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USM Penang Cube 2026

Penang · 11 April 2026 · 12 events · 76 competitors · 96 personal bests

Lim Hung (林弘) won six of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yuki Gao by 0.11 seconds. 76 competitors produced 96 personal bests, 82 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Foong Zi Tzen (冯梓程) took a Skewb single of 9.98 down to 4.76, 52 percent better in one day.

Six wins

Lim Hung (林弘) — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx

0.11s

closest final — 2×2, Yuki Gao over Tan Wei Kee (陈伟祺)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Lim Hung (林弘)	5.56	6.98
2×2	Yuki Gao	1.24	1.60
4×4	Lim Hung (林弘)	26.25	27.13
5×5	Lim Hung (林弘)	39.19	41.71
6×6	Lim Hung (林弘)	1:07.18	1:12.94
7×7	Lim Hung (林弘)	1:44.96	1:50.63
3×3 blindfolded	Tan Wei Kee (陈伟祺)	35.14	—
3×3 one-handed	Louis Tan Kai Jie	10.38	12.15
Clock	Khoo Zi Yang	3.94	4.22
Megaminx	Lim Hung (林弘)	35.89	44.87
Pyraminx	Yuki Gao	2.57	3.10
Skewb	Luis Tan Hong Yi (陈宏溢)	1.68	2.91

The PB harvest

96 set · 82 still standing

Khoo Zi Yang — 2×2 single 1.00: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
Lim Hung (林弘) — Pyraminx single 2.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Muhammad Harith Bin Ahmad Hizad — Pyraminx single 2.58: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Ng Ee Ze — 3×3 single 8.82: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Lok Ann Qin (陆安沁) — 3×3 single 9.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Teh Cheng Kai — 3×3 single 9.18: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Lok Ann Qin (陆安沁) — Pyraminx single 3.47: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Ng Ee Ze — Skewb single 3.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

76 competitors · 458 results · 12 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Lim Hung (林弘) won it with a 6.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1B2 L B L2 U2 L2 D' F2 U' L2 U' F2 L2 U2 B' L R2 D F' D'
2F D2 R2 B2 U F2 U2 L2 F2 L B U' B' F R F D F D2
3B D L2 F L2 F R2 D2 F' R2 B2 U2 L B' F2 D2 L' D' B2 R
4L B U2 F2 L2 F2 L R' B2 L' F L2 B' D' R U' R D' L
5B U' L2 F2 R2 B2 D' B2 U2 F2 L' U' R' D F D2 U' F

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 competitors

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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.