People · United States
George Yu
3×3 · top 3.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023YUGE01
George Yu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.54, set at Charlotte Winter 2025, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,189th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2023, he has put 91 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.49 in September 2023 to 8.54, a 41% improvement. George 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 | 8.54 | 12.56 | top 3.9% | 2,189 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.96 | 6.07 | top 38.9% | 15,843 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.53 | 33.21 | top 43.3% | 5,926 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.06 | 10.96 | top 53.5% | 15,841 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 9.97 | 12.76 | top 54.8% | 10,080 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 2:19.98 | — | top 89.2% | 17,226 / 19,354 |
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 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.54 at Charlotte Winter 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Charlotte Winter 2025.
- 4 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at North Carolina Championship 2023.
- 16 Sep 2023First competition: Staunton Speedsolving 2023. A 14.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Charlotte Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- North Carolina Championship 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Staunton Speedsolving 2023 · 16 Sep 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.
- Eddie Szuster — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Katie Hull — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Silas Starling — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.