People · United States
William Yu
3×3 · top 10.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016YUWI01
William Yu has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.96, set at Brown Cubing Day 2026, puts him in the top 10.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,598th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since November 2016, he has put 180 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.16 in November 2016 to 10.96, a 43% improvement. William has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 10.96 | 12.55 | top 10.4% | 5,598 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 49.54 | 54.92 | top 24.1% | 3,683 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.94 | 4.62 | top 25.7% | 10,111 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.55 | 11.02 | top 37.8% | 6,476 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.44 | 37.07 | top 49.9% | 6,881 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,178 / 2,040 | |
| Megaminx | 2:26.12 | 2:31.14 | top 59.4% | 4,462 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.95 | 14.67 | top 60.2% | 17,692 / 28,708 |
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
- 13 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at PDX Cubing for Causes 2018.
- 4 Mar 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.99 at Keep Portland Weird 2017.
- 4 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Keep Portland Weird 2017.
- 19 Nov 2016First competition: PDX Cubing for Dougy 2016. A 19.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brown Cubing Day 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Eugene Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018
- Oregon State 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- PDX Cubing for Causes 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Rose City 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Eugene 3x3 Mania 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Keep Portland Weird 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Eugene 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- PDX Cubing for Dougy 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
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.
- Benjamin Gottschalk — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kit Clement — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jason White — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 9.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.