People · United States
Paul Yi
3×3 · top 9.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2006 · 2006YIPA01
Paul Yi has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.53, set at Belmont Spring 2026, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,952nd in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2006, he has put 48 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.40 in November 2006 to 10.53, a 51% improvement. Paul 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.53 | 11.76 | top 9.0% | 4,952 / 59,724 |
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-20 3×3: 12.95 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 62 LIVE - SSF 2024.
- 26 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.95 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 62 LIVE - SSF 2024.
- 18 Nov 2006First competition: UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006. A 21.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belmont Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 66 - Belmont 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 62 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006 · 18 Nov 2006
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.
- Calvin Nielson — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ethan Mendelson — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Trevor Mendelson — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.