People · United States
Richard Ye
2×2 · top 3.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023YERI01
Richard Ye has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.75, set at San Antonio Fall 2025, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,289th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2023, he has put 284 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.65 in April 2023 to 11.00, a 57% improvement. Richard has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.75 | 3.92 | top 3.3% | 1,289 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.00 | 13.43 | top 10.5% | 5,671 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.25 | 7.73 | top 14.8% | 3,869 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.55 | 10.47 | top 14.8% | 2,321 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 46.22 | 52.74 | top 19.8% | 3,012 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.04 | 29.39 | top 36.9% | 4,901 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.55 | 1:50.81 | top 38.0% | 3,043 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 26.85 | 51.87 | top 43.2% | 2,806 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 15.75 | 28.28 | top 50.9% | 4,154 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.78 | 2:33.27 | top 51.1% | 3,817 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:26.20 | 3:37.59 | top 53.2% | 2,009 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:18.80 | 5:54.49 | top 56.5% | 1,673 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:39.82 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,323 / 2,092 |
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
- 25 Oct 2025Nine personal bests in one day at San Antonio Fall 2025.
- 19 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Space City Fall TX 2025.
- 9 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Houston Back to School 2025.
- 6 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 14.62 at Space City Winter 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at Space City Winter 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Space City Winter 2024.
Competitions
- Zhangzhou Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026
- San Antonio Fall 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- Space City Fall TX 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Houston Back to School 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Vegas Cubing Cup Fall 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Space City Winter 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023 · 22 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Houston Spring Side Events 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Benjamin Spradley — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Tucker Chamberlain — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.