People · United States
Michael Luu
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019LUUM01
Michael Luu has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.23, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 62 LIVE - SSF 2024, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,819th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2019, he has put 55 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.29 in February 2019 to 8.23, a 33% improvement. Michael 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.23 | 11.93 | top 3.2% | 1,819 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 47.35 | 51.25 | top 21.3% | 3,235 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.88 | 1:40.25 | top 25.5% | 1,755 / 7,841 | |
| 2×2 | 4.22 | 7.36 | top 29.3% | 11,633 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.96 | 2:00.28 | top 33.8% | 2,687 / 9,401 |
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
- 26 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.23 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 62 LIVE - SSF 2024.
- 16 Feb 2019First competition: UCSD Winter 2019. A 12.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 62 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Anaheim Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 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.
- Matthew Harris — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shane Grogan — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Andrew Nathenson — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 7.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.