People · United States
Richard Ye
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014YERI01
Richard Ye has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.81, set at Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,805th in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2014, he has put 80 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.86 in August 2014 to 9.81, a 42% improvement. Richard has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.81 | 12.64 | top 6.9% | 3,805 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 6.72 | top 16.1% | 6,312 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.59 | 24.93 | top 24.8% | 3,207 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.51 | 1:46.80 | top 34.9% | 2,485 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 58.64 | 1:03.13 | top 35.0% | 5,634 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.77 | 21.17 | top 51.2% | 14,884 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 14.14 | 18.77 | top 75.3% | 14,256 / 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
- 10 Nov 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018.
- 13 Dec 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.46 at Red Cross Cubing Open 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014First competition: US Nationals 2014. A 16.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Starlight Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014
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.
- Blake Thompson — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Timothy Townley — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yuxuan Chen — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.