People · New Zealand
Andy Ly
Skewb · top 18.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022LYAN01
Andy Ly has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.10, set at NZ North Island Championship 2023, puts him in the top 18.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 155th in New Zealand. Across 7 competitions since December 2022, he has put 129 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.01 in December 2022 to 19.02, a 52% improvement. Andy 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.10 | 17.08 | top 18.9% | 155 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.56 | 10.73 | top 24.3% | 340 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 3.86 | 6.80 | top 24.7% | 447 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 19.02 | 24.65 | top 37.1% | 754 / 2,095 | |
| Clock | 27.04 | 29.41 | top 80.3% | 266 / 303 | |
| Megaminx | 3:59.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 269 / 283 |
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
- 17 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.02 at A New Year in Auckland 2025.
- 13 May 2023First sub-30 3×3: 20.86 at Auckland Autumn 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2022. A 40.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NZ North Island Championship 2026 · 27 Feb 2026
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025
- Twisting in Titirangi 2025 · 16 Mar 2025
- A New Year in Auckland 2025 · 17 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022
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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brandon Harris — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Levi Eyou — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.