People · United States
Brian Yu
3×3 blindfolded · top 5.7% of 12,178 all-time · competing since January 2009 · 2009YUBR01
Brian Yu has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 35.51, set at Love is Blind UMBC 2026, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 108th in the United States. Until February 2010, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2009, he has put 43 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.27 in January 2009 to 12.62, a 60% improvement. Brian has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 blindfolded | 35.51 | — | top 5.7% | 108 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 | 12.62 | 14.90 | top 16.1% | 8,621 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 53.86 | 1:00.93 | top 29.4% | 4,591 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 5.15 | 6.05 | top 41.2% | 16,553 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 10 of 16 cubes · 57:10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 366 / 731 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,802 / 9,401 |
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
- 25 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 13.02 at Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 13.02 at Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.02 at Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026.
- 18 Jan 2009First competition: San Francisco Open 2009. A 31.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Love is Blind UMBC 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2009 · 14 Feb 2009
- San Francisco Open 2009 · 18 Jan 2009
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.
- Daniel Greigg — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Brad Hoffman — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Anderson Hong — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 blindfolded single — 501 people have one; it is 5.51 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.