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Brian Yi

Skewb · top 0.62% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022YIBR01

Brian Yi has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.63, set at Wuhu Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.62% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 99th in the United States. Until October 2015, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 23 competitions since August 2022, he has put 672 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.69 in August 2022 to 8.66, a 58% improvement. Brian has entered 23 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.

Skewb
best event — top 0.62% of 73,281 all-time
1.63
signature single · Wuhu Open 2026
672
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 78% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
Skewb1.633.74
top 0.62%99 / 18,907
3×38.6610.49
top 4.1%2,295 / 59,724
4×433.1045.03
top 5.0%784 / 19,072
5×51:04.691:32.82
top 8.2%639 / 9,401
2×22.433.73
top 8.2%3,242 / 40,951
3×3 one-handed17.9821.95
top 15.0%1,949 / 15,683
Pyraminx6.708.49
top 25.4%6,967 / 28,708
Clock10.8812.93
top 29.5%2,300 / 8,927
Megaminx1:36.161:50.19
top 32.2%2,275 / 7,841
Square-131.3550.41
top 51.9%3,403 / 6,743
6×63:57.584:11.98
top 64.6%2,501 / 4,196
3×3 blindfolded5:05.77—
early days — 2 solves1,664 / 2,092
7×78:21.72—
early days — 1 solve2,922 / 3,184

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

Marshall Middle Slice 2022: 20.69AZCubing Winter 2022: 16.83Utah Megacomp 2023: 15.68You Only Need a 3x3 AZ 2023: 15.57Bring the Heat AZ 2023: 13.87Phoenix Cubing Open 2023: 12.45Arizona Favorites 2024: 13.17Bring the Heat AZ 2024: 12.22Vegas Cubing Cup Summer 2024: 9.96Arizona Autumn 2024: 11.53Berkeley Winter 2025: 11.08Lopes Up AZ 2025: 8.84Megaminx Madness AZ 2025: 11.52Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025: 9.36Bring the Heat AZ 2025: 10.48Arizona Championship 2026: 8.66Lopes Up AZ 2026: 9.91Cube Against Cancer Arizona 2026: 9.11Megaminx Madness AZ 2026: 8.67Prescott Spring 2026: 8.88Weihai Open 2026: 11.31Wuhu Open 2026: 9.308.6620.6927 Aug 202225 Jul 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
  • A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.66 away.

Targets move as he improves.