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Young Lee
3×3 · top 2.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2014 · 2014LEEY01
Young Lee has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.04, set at Ohio University 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,637th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2014, he has put 153 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.86 in July 2014 to 8.04, a 42% improvement. Young 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 | 8.04 | 11.71 | top 2.9% | 1,637 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 3.90 | top 15.1% | 5,906 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.23 | 20.08 | top 15.7% | 2,022 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:38.38 | 2:54.41 | top 26.0% | 544 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 9 cubes · 57:29 | — | top 29.1% | 215 / 731 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.85 | 1:10.41 | top 38.5% | 6,234 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,424 / 2,040 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.04 at Ohio University 2026.
- 27 Feb 2016Five personal bests in one day at Mishawaka 3x3 Day 2016.
- 12 Jun 2015Three personal bests in one day at Indiana 2015.
- 19 Jul 2014First competition: Dixon Summer 2014. A 13.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ohio University 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Berkeley 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mishawaka 3x3 Day 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Summer 2014 · 19 Jul 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.
- Ryan DeLine — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- James Hildreth — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Mark Boyanowski — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.