People · United Kingdom
Michael Ly
3×3 · top 8.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015LYMI01
Michael Ly has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.27, set at UK Championship 2016, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 602nd in the United Kingdom. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2015, he has put 119 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.54 in November 2015 to 10.27, a 38% improvement. Michael has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.27 | 13.32 | top 8.3% | 602 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.84 | 26.18 | top 17.4% | 323 / 1,851 | |
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 4.47 | top 20.1% | 1,135 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 47.81 | 57.51 | top 21.9% | 493 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.49 | 7.93 | top 23.7% | 933 / 3,656 |
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
- 4 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2016.
- 30 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at North London Open 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.82 at Manchester Open 2016.
- 7 Nov 2015First competition: UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2015. A 16.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Championship 2016 · 4 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- North London Open 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2015 · 7 Nov 2015
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.
- James Molloy — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Evan Liu — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Robert Yau — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.