People · Canada
Brian Yim
3×3 · top 29.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023YIMB01
Brian Yim has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.46, set at Waterloo Spring 2026, puts him in the top 29.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,833rd in Canada. Across 5 competitions since October 2023, he has put 52 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.04 in October 2023 to 16.46, a 43% improvement. Brian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 16.46 | 22.32 | top 29.3% | 2,833 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 8.44 | 15.41 | top 44.6% | 1,169 / 2,907 | |
| 2×2 | 7.53 | 8.83 | top 64.5% | 4,713 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.89 | 18.05 | top 66.5% | 3,291 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 205 / 283 | |
| Square-1 | 1:09.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 837 / 952 | |
| 4×4 | 4:01.88 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,096 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Nov 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.35 at Pickering Favourites Fall 2025.
- 21 Oct 2023First competition: Pickering Fall A 2023. A 29.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waterloo Spring 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Western Ontario Winter 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC under the Mistletoe 2025 · 20 Dec 2025
- Pickering Favourites Fall 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering Fall A 2023 · 21 Oct 2023
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.
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jordan Barradas — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nicholas McKee — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.