People · Chinese Taipei
Yu Yang Hsieh
3×3 · top 26.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2005 · 2005YANG01
Yu Yang Hsieh has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.72, set at Berkeley Fall 2011, puts him in the top 26.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,520th in Chinese Taipei. Across 10 competitions since January 2005, he has put 139 official solves on the record across five 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 44.79 in January 2005 to 15.72, a 65% improvement. Yu has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.72 | 20.99 | top 26.9% | 1,520 / 4,213 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.35 | 3:13.96 | top 76.5% | 562 / 639 | |
| 2×2 | 9.94 | 12.80 | top 77.7% | 1,492 / 1,669 | |
| 4×4 | 1:54.66 | 2:08.56 | top 79.2% | 972 / 1,078 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.68 | 1:03.99 | top 82.5% | 760 / 802 |
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 2007First sub-20 3×3: 19.94 at Caltech Winter competition 2007.
- 13 Jan 2007Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Winter competition 2007.
- 18 Nov 2006Three personal bests in one day at UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006.
- 14 Jan 2006First sub-30 3×3: 23.58 at Caltech Winter competition 2006.
- 15 Jan 2005First competition: Caltech Winter competition 2005. A 44.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Spring 2010 · 25 Apr 2010
- Berkeley Spring competition 2009 · 25 Apr 2009
- Berkeley Fall competition 2007 · 17 Nov 2007
- Berkeley Spring competition 2007 · 14 Apr 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter competition 2007 · 13 Jan 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006 · 18 Nov 2006 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2006 · 4 Aug 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter competition 2006 · 14 Jan 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter competition 2005 · 15 Jan 2005
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.
- Clancy Cochran — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Lucas Garron — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-2:00 5×5 single — 20,087 people have one; it is 55.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.