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Kyle Lau
Pyraminx · top 7.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023LAUK02
Kyle Lau has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.91, set at Brookline Favorites 2024, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,849th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 67 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 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.11 in April 2023 to 12.52, a 17% improvement. Kyle has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.91 | 7.14 | top 7.2% | 1,849 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.45 | 4.79 | top 8.4% | 3,319 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.52 | 13.81 | top 15.7% | 8,409 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 56.50 | 1:04.98 | top 32.5% | 5,167 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 11.38 | 16.64 | top 62.9% | 11,654 / 18,907 |
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
- 31 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Brookline Favorites 2024.
- 16 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.76 at Quick in Quincy 2023.
- 16 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Quick in Quincy 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First competition: Cubing in Cambridge 2023. A 17.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brookline Favorites 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Quick in Quincy 2023 · 16 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cambridge 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Charles Amarello — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mike Zheng — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ryan Durette — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.