People · United States
Connor Yau
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019YAUC02
Connor Yau has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.00, set at Berkshires Cube Day at BART 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,649th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2019, he has put 66 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.02 in November 2019 to 8.00, a 20% improvement. Connor has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.00 | 9.73 | top 2.8% | 1,649 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.04 | 4.75 | top 5.0% | 2,049 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 37.80 | 45.70 | top 9.7% | 1,461 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.36 | 25.68 | top 27.1% | 3,540 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.57 | 12.63 | top 32.7% | 9,309 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.29 | 1:51.17 | top 37.9% | 3,065 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 13.13 | 15.00 | top 71.2% | 13,612 / 19,164 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.64 at Berkshires Cube Day at BART 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Berkshires Cube Day at BART 2026.
- 23 Nov 2019First competition: SBU Fall 2019. A 10.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkshires Cube Day at BART 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- SBU Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019
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.
- Oliver Victor Fife — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Patrick Chen — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Evan Cedeno — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.