People · United States
Skyler D. Lai
Clock · top 17.6% of 32,048 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024LAIS02
Skyler D. Lai has been competing for a year. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 8.52, set at Davis Big Summer 2026, puts him in the top 17.6% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,343rd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since November 2024, he has put 79 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.46 in November 2024 to 13.07, a 21% improvement. Skyler 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 8.52 | 10.19 | top 17.6% | 1,343 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 13.07 | 15.39 | top 17.7% | 9,470 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.16 | 8.47 | top 27.0% | 4,395 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 53.65 | 1:00.90 | top 29.1% | 4,552 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.34 | 5.40 | top 30.9% | 12,287 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 23.66 | 30.38 | top 36.2% | 2,353 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.08 | 29.28 | top 39.6% | 5,267 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.09 | 2:07.93 | top 44.7% | 3,270 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.54 | 2:12.46 | top 52.7% | 4,443 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:10.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,471 / 2,092 | |
| 6×6 | 4:17.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,797 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:14.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,603 / 3,184 |
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
- 8 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.89 at Berkeley Winter 2025.
- 3 Nov 2024First competition: Cool Down Berkeley 2024. A 16.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Davis Big Summer 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cool Down Berkeley 2024 · 3 Nov 2024
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.
- Emmett O'Leary-Liu — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Brandon Yee — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Bowen Deng (邓博文) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,877 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.