People · United States
Albert Yao
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025YAOA01
Albert Yao has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.43, set at No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,034th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2025, he has put 116 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.50 in January 2025 to 8.43, an 11% improvement. Albert has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.43 | 9.96 | top 3.6% | 2,034 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 33.15 | 37.28 | top 5.1% | 786 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.93 | 16.54 | top 6.0% | 836 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 3.84 | top 13.4% | 5,283 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.55 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,439 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.68 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,043 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.20 | 16.56 | top 68.4% | 20,247 / 28,708 |
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 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026.
- 26 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Connecticut Championship 2025.
- 26 Jan 2025First competition: Hudson Valley Winter 2025. A 10.87 3×3 single to start from.
- 26 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.50 at Hudson Valley Winter 2025.
Competitions
- No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Connecticut Championship 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open B 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hudson Valley Winter 2025 · 26 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best 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.
- Rex Ozsvath — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Theodore Harris Powers Lee — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Eli Rogers — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.