People · Canada
William Yu
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2025 · 2025YUWI01
William Yu has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.79, set at Aldergrove Clock Fest 2025, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 423rd in Canada. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since February 2025, he has put 29 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.40 in February 2025 to 8.79, a 15% improvement. William has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.79 | 10.22 | top 4.4% | 423 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 4.66 | top 20.8% | 1,394 / 7,173 |
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
- 19 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.38 at Aldergrove Clock Fest 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Aldergrove Clock Fest 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025First competition: PR Time in Burnaby 2025. A 10.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Aldergrove Clock Fest 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- PR Time in Burnaby 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Vianne Chang — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Luke Zhang — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Micah Wong — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.