People · United States
Albert You
3×3 · top 5.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2011 · 2011YOUA01
Albert You has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.17, set at MVCS Spring 2017, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,948th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since October 2011, he has put 324 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.53 in October 2011 to 9.17, a 27% improvement. Albert has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 9.17 | 10.96 | top 5.3% | 2,948 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.99 | 5.99 | top 14.1% | 5,541 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.21 | 9.83 | top 14.5% | 3,796 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 45.48 | 50.97 | top 18.9% | 2,859 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.29 | 1:41.93 | top 30.1% | 2,371 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,523 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 5:05.14 | 5:25.87 | early days — 3 solves | 1,521 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 3:29.17 | 3:37.17 | top 54.3% | 2,049 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 34.78 | 1:06.61 | top 58.0% | 3,829 / 6,743 |
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 Mar 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.17 at MVCS Spring 2017.
- 26 Jul 2013Eight personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 6 Oct 2012Four personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2012.
- 18 Aug 2012Three personal bests in one day at Toronto Summer 2012.
- 23 Jun 2012Seven personal bests in one day at Minnesota Open 2012.
- 29 Oct 2011First competition: Cubetcha 2011. A 12.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2018 · 15 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2017 · 16 Sep 2017
- Berkeley Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- MVCS Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2017 · 11 Feb 2017
- Armin Open 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 8 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2012 · 6 Oct 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Summer 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Open 2012 · 23 Jun 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2011 · 29 Oct 2011 — 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.
- Christopher Olson — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Walker Welch — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Ryan Jew — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.