People · New Zealand
Isaac Ly
3×3 · top 16.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024LYIS01
Isaac Ly has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.70, set at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026, puts him in the top 16.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 348th in New Zealand. Across 6 competitions since June 2024, he has put 115 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.60 in June 2024 to 12.70, a 65% improvement. Isaac has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.70 | 17.46 | top 16.5% | 348 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 4.17 | 6.04 | top 28.8% | 513 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.15 | 9.88 | top 37.5% | 505 / 1,149 | |
| Clock | 19.12 | 23.88 | top 62.1% | 221 / 319 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.70 at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 30 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.71 at Max Speed Milford 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-30 3×3: 20.46 at New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024First competition: Auckland Matariki Open 2024. A 36.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dualling in Milford 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Max Speed Milford 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Springing into Auckland 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Auckland Matariki Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024
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.
- Lachlan Gibson — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Brandon Harris — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jesse Brooke — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.