People · Canada
Brian Ly
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016LYBR02
Brian Ly has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.43, set at Montreal Limited Winter 2019, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 567th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2016, he has put 106 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.09 in June 2016 to 3.55, a 13% improvement. Brian 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.43 | 12.92 | top 5.9% | 567 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.73 | 9.86 | top 18.0% | 733 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 4.78 | top 20.8% | 1,394 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.56 | 26.67 | top 30.3% | 680 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.76 | 1:19.55 | top 46.6% | 1,267 / 3,118 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.43 at Montreal Limited Winter 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Montreal Limited Winter 2019.
- 4 Feb 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.11 at Montreal Open Winter 2017.
- 4 Feb 2017Five personal bests in one day at Montreal Open Winter 2017.
- 18 Jun 2016First competition: Newmarket Open 2016. A 17.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Montreal Limited Winter 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Montreal Open Winter 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
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.
- Austin Wang — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Julien Gaboriaud — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Walter Duff — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.