People · United States
Cliff Wu
Pyraminx · top 9.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2004 · 2004WUCL01
Cliff Wu has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.37, set at Chicago Area Twist Spring B 2024, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,470th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2004, he has put 214 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.11 in October 2004 to 11.26, a 72% improvement. Cliff has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.37 | 6.93 | top 9.6% | 2,470 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.26 | 12.67 | top 11.3% | 6,103 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.17 | 22.53 | top 20.9% | 2,674 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 49.03 | 54.47 | top 23.5% | 3,583 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.04 | 1:57.66 | top 31.5% | 2,494 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 4.54 | 5.16 | top 33.4% | 13,314 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 8.35 | 10.18 | top 43.9% | 7,719 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:11.20 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,175 / 2,092 | |
| Square-1 | 34.83 | 41.16 | top 58.1% | 3,835 / 6,743 |
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
- 8 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024.
- 26 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Missouri Summer Kickoff 2024.
- 19 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Chicago Area Twist Spring B 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 15.08 at Concordia Turning Spring 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.08 at Concordia Turning Spring 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.48 at Concordia Turning Spring 2024.
Competitions
- DFW Qualifier 2025 · 18 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025
- Aliso Niguel Summer 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Nub Open Mission Viejo Summer 2024 · 14 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Missouri Summer Kickoff 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring B 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- UIUC Big Cubes Spring 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Concordia Turning Spring 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall competition 2004 · 16 Oct 2004
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.
- Luke Cowan — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tristan Patrick — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Michael S. Lander — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.