People · United States
Isaac Lau
2×2 · top 12.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015LAUI01
Isaac Lau has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.80, set at Melrose Winter 2016, puts him in the top 12.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,737th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since December 2015, he has put 66 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 6% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.15 in December 2015 to 13.90, a 47% improvement. Isaac 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 5.91 | top 12.0% | 4,737 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.90 | 16.98 | top 20.6% | 11,115 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 9.19 | top 32.2% | 9,015 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,568 / 19,072 |
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
- 5 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.90 at Sharon Summer 2017.
- 23 Jul 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.89 at Melrose Summer 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016Three personal bests in one day at Melrose Winter 2016.
- 12 Dec 2015First competition: MIT Fall 2015. A 26.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sharon Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Sharon Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Melrose Summer 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melrose Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2015 · 12 Dec 2015
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.
- Jason Bilgrei — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sam Schultz — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Chi — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.