People · Canada
Isaac Lau
3×3 · top 4.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016LAUI01
Isaac Lau has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.82, set at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 440th in Canada. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since December 2016, he has put 315 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.52 in December 2016 to 8.82, a 74% improvement. Isaac has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.82 | 9.91 | top 4.5% | 440 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 2.13 | 3.19 | top 5.7% | 369 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.11 | 7.80 | top 8.3% | 298 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.27 | 17.59 | top 10.9% | 243 / 2,632 | |
| Skewb | 4.46 | 6.54 | top 14.2% | 309 / 2,928 | |
| 4×4 | 42.12 | 51.90 | top 14.7% | 376 / 3,180 | |
| Square-1 | 25.31 | 31.18 | top 39.9% | 356 / 973 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.63 | 2:33.51 | top 51.2% | 596 / 1,393 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.07 | 2:30.07 | top 59.0% | 805 / 1,546 | |
| 6×6 | 4:11.38 | 4:17.23 | early days — 3 solves | 416 / 683 |
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
- 7 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022.
- 29 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at Leap to Barrie 2020.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in the 6ix 2019.
- 29 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Richmond Hill Summer 2019.
- 29 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Oakville Limited Fall 2018.
- 16 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.94 at Newmarket Open 2018.
Competitions
- Toronto Weeknights II 2026 · 21 Oct 2026
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Leap to Barrie 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in the 6ix 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Hill Summer 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Oakville Autumn Limited 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
- Oakville Limited Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- No 3x3x3 Mississauga 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Pickering Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
- Pickering 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
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.
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Brennen Lin — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Matthew Lee — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.