People · Canada
Kyle Lau
Skewb · top 32.0% of 74,164 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023LAUK01
Kyle Lau has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.78, set at Waterloo Winter 2025, puts him in the top 32.0% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 792nd in Canada. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 97 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His Skewb best has come down from 13.06 in February 2023 to 6.78, a 48% improvement. Kyle 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 6.78 | 10.47 | top 32.0% | 792 / 2,928 | |
| 3×3 | 19.90 | 27.30 | top 39.8% | 4,014 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 5.58 | 6.58 | top 46.3% | 3,339 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.24 | 13.86 | top 46.9% | 2,226 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.77 | 1:01.48 | top 78.3% | 1,930 / 2,632 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.90 at Battle of Waterloo 2024.
- 1 Oct 2023First sub-30 3×3: 21.60 at Waterloo Favourites Fall 2023.
- 1 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Waterloo Favourites Fall 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Guelph 2023.
- 19 Feb 2023First competition: Waterloo Favourites B 2023. A 41.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waterloo Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Waterloo Favourites Fall 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Guelph 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Waterloo Favourites B 2023 · 19 Feb 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.
- Aiden Wang — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Nieuwland — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 4.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.