Yiheng vs Matty - Monkey League S5 E9

Yiheng Wang vs Matty Hiroto Inaba - Monkey League S5 E9
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Format/Scoring: Competitors alternate starting solves using the same scrambles. The faster head-to-head time wins a solve; first to 3 solves wins a set; first to 2 sets wins the match.
Scrambles: www.monkeyleague.org/matches/5/9
Click on the cube-looking box next to the times to see the scrambles.
Thanks to Hongyuan Fu and Peri Le Dain for judging!
Yiheng vs Matty
Streamed live at 9:00pm ET on November 11, 2023
#monkeyleague #YihengWang #MattyHirotoInaba

[@prakharlal9909]

This match must have been the world record match for the most +2’s

[@RWOT1M]

I dont think

[@tamelnv7048]

@@RWOT1M aight then which match?

[@ItsNotToshiro]

@@tamelnv7048 bro he THINKS. not confirm

[@maxxiong]

None of them even mattered lol

[@aztryx1737]

agreed

[@Marshbam00]

Yiheng is insanely good, and will only get better with time. It is good that he is constantly exposed to solving under high pressure, because he really needs an environment where he can hammer out his nerves. He is so young, he will have plenty of time to enter total domination of speed cubing.

[@table5584]

He’s still young, and still gets nerves. Once he hits 14 years old, he will be completely unstoppable, and be humble.

[@gdbeast3486]

@@table5584you can’t predict that he will be humble

[@BNSF4749Railfan]

​@@table5584Nor can you predict that he'll still cube in that time. Kids under 11 lose interest in stuff really fast.

[@dka5631]

yeah Leo didnt exactly age like whiskey.. who says Yiheng will?

[@gdbeast3486]

@@dka5631 Yeah for sure. Plus he’s gonna be growing for a while and when it starts to speed up that will mess with his turning and everything could start to feel unnatural for a while

[@silasbreault]

I feel like this match shows what Matty is capable of. He puts up some incredible times at home, and now he has done so in a competitive format, winning against Yiheng.

[@CubeHead]

Matty is insanely good

[@JemilouZ]

Bro I’ve been saying this since 2021, Matty (in form) is the best cuber in the world. He has insane potential if he doesn’t lock up (which he often does) The same can be said for other cubes yes, but the degree of which lockups affect Matty’s times are way more significant than other cubers. A smooth matty is an unbeatable matty

[@yat_ii]

Matty is so underrated

[@zpccubing688]

And he doesn’t compete much, so he doesn’t have many opportunities

[@jimmythelightbulb7718]

Easily one of his best matches in monkey league history

[@prakharlal9909]

Seeing this match fully it’s an amazing match and insane performance from both competitors

[@aztryx1737]

yep

[@fejiberglibstein]

Yiheng's faces are so funny

[@andymasterhand7612]

1:53 2:48 4:00

[@FortzapzTheKing]

Fr lol

[@khoupanhabothasmr]

DONT YOU DARE’ Yiheng Wang IS MY FAVORITE SPED CUBER OF MY LIFE YOU SUCK

[@khoupanhabothasmr]

STOP BULLYING YIHENG’

[@o8gurLL-vw8gl]

@@khoupanhabothasmr its cute at the same time xD

[@TSpoon823]

There's just something about Matty's solving that is just so satisfying to watch. Great match!

[@brandontrue813]

In the solve at 6:38 - I think Yiheng's cross being off by M2 U2 M2 WAS ACTUALLY PLANNED. He had a super easy "x cross" into a super easy second pair with his solution. He was very ready for the M2 at the end as well. Maybe it was an accident, but after reconstructing the solution I think he may just be operating with creative solutions. This match really showed Yiheng is human. He's INSANE at his peak, comes up with creative solutions like that, but he had a handful of +2s that affected his results. I was super happy for Matty as well - he's been grinding super hard at a top level for 3+ years but his major championships this summer didn't quite pan out, not to mention past WR fails. It's epic to see him clutch up in such a high pressure match here! This is a great match length btw. Not like 1 set short, but not so long that I don't want to watch all of it.

[@austinplayz960]

yeh, and mattys reaction was INSANE

[@KPR888]

The +2s didnt affect the outcome, without them he still wouldve won and then lost. and yeah i also thought that as well it defitnetley was planned, he just did a ben cross in another video he does cross and then f2l and fixes cross with S' U2 M' U' M U2 S

[@BrinaSun]

@@KPR888Ben cross lmao benba ron

[@thisisnotachannel8543]

Man, Yiheng looks better today. He's smiling and showing more emotions than before

[@MigsCountryballs]

Dude didn't u watched the whole video? Yiheng was dissapointed and sad.

[@thisisnotachannel8543]

@@MigsCountryballs i know he's disappointed, but he shows more emotion when he has a great solve. And now he also shows his frustration unlike before.

[@BrinaSun]

Well he’s a kid

[@HowInsane647]

i love how good these cubers are, especially yiheng and ive always wanted to meet them, you guys are legends

[@astrospeedcuber]

Matty getting disappointed with a low-5 just shows how insane Yiheng is

[@notanonymousperson]

This is such a close match. There's something about this match that is so special, and it's nice to see Matty at his potential. I can't believe he can solve even faster.

[@Geniuscuber397]

I have just realized how fast Matty is Dayumm

[@dragonslayer7531]

This is the fastest I’ve ever seen Matty cube it’s so fast and consistent

[@JokerKidHD]

I really like the confidence in Mattys interview. This match was insane. GG both of you.

[@Dagg361]

This was the most tied and exciting match of the league by now

[@mikebozik]

Absolutely riveting! This is the best stuff out there! They are feeling the nerves. 😊😊😊 Great to see Yiheng smile. Matty, you are a good soul.😊😊😊

[@EstrogenCubing]

Okay this was one of the most amazing things I've seen

[@ItsQubic]

Can we just talk about the amount of GAN boxes in Matty's windowsill?

[@VladutDoesSomeCubing]

U know its gonna be a gr8 day when a new match gets posted

[@aizxensrq5076]

Favourite match so far....great commentary and great performance by both competitors

[@Allen-dv9vz]

I don't why people keep saying +2's affected the result. The first +2 Yiheng would have anyways won, and the 2nd two he would have anyways lost.

[@bachnguyentuong7676]

it makes him more nervous

[@fnfplays7511]

​@@bachnguyentuong7676no it wouldn't matter as matty probably wasn't even looking at yiheng's times the most of the time

[@bachnguyentuong7676]

@@fnfplays7511 so yiheng should be more nervous

[@fnfplays7511]

@@bachnguyentuong7676that’s not the point

[@SlightSmile]

It's absolutely unfair how fluid matty is. Hands down the cleanest solves ever.

[@domm99]

longer matches always good

[@aneeshassan7524]

I dont know how awesome is cubing, in the season 1 or season 2 , five second solve was the amazing solve and dream solve but in tis season 5 sec solve are leaving the door for both competitors

[@birdyflyer]

This is how good you have to solve to just have a chance at beating yiheng 💀

[@fnfplays7511]

Yes but this also shows that against matty's capability even yiheng can struggle too

[@JulesCreteurCubing]

What a beautiful match !

[@thetwistedcube]

Marty’s turning got so much better

[@AsianVinny2013]

Marty

[@silasbreault]

Marty is great

[@thetwistedcube]

Autocorrect lol

[@ngviettuan4574]

Yihang has so much potential. Love you little bro, keep going

[@maxenceleboeuf]

This is the most excited I've ever heard Phillip

[@r_dcube-er]

Best match ever seen 😱 And also yiheng's face was just like Funny 😅

[@jacobboydtabletennis9966]

Let’s go Matty! You’re insane!

[@SevereCorrosion]

Absolutely insane.

[@CousinJamess]

best match of the season so far. matty was unreal. i always feel bad when yiheng loses though because he is still a young kid who probably isnt used to losing in such a direct way since hes been dominating for a while now. he needs to keep his chin up and remember its not all serious!

[@ThePyraminxCuber35]

What a battle

[@AlexMoreno-zj7po]

This my fave monkey league match

[@JessieDaRabbit]

Yiheng will need some time to recover…

[@cubingforfun3191]

Yiheng wave at the end was awesome

[@Nine-gf2hd]

LETS GO MATTY THAT WAS INSANE SOLVING!!!

[@Onelemon1354]

6:50 yes, he did plan that for sure

[@erika3262]

yiheng is def starting to look older! and like he's having more fun with solving. but damn this was such a good match wow

[@ananimatingcuber]

This has to be the most exited and loud I’ve seen the commentators

[@wostin]

Yeah, this match holds its hype even against the Tymon vs Matty Final of Season 4

[@austinplayz960]

matty definetly deserved this victory. He has put so much effort into cubing and he is one of the only contenders to dethrone yiheng

[@aduck4720]

3 words. Yiheng is crazy.

[@fatsquirrel75]

Matty too, plus 2s aside, the solves here from both were incredible.

[@wostin]

Absolutely mad, his tps is out of this world, his solutions extremely creative and his solves are just satisfactory. I wasn't a fan of Yiheng before this match to be honest, but he has shown to be an absolute unit. Still I'm happy Matty won, I was rooting for him.

[@aduck4720]

@@fatsquirrel75 Both were incredible this match

[@aduck4720]

@@wostin Mark my words, He is gonna break every single possible 3x3 record, which will be easy as he is insanely fast and accurate (mostly) And he already has average down. Matty also played amazing as his solves were much better than yihengs this match. Remember tho, Yiheng is still young, so there is so much more to come.

[@wostin]

@@aduck4720 indeed

[@EyalBor]

When 4.61 is not good enough. These guys are on another level

[@rostislavalenikov7749]

Feliks lost his "+2 God" title today

[@NMDanial]

Honestly I never would’ve thought that Matty could beat Yiheng. Congrats Matty! You’re really on fire rn

[@jyoon6700]

that save from Yiheng on the last solve was unnecessarily smooth

[@benjaminstacks644]

best monkey league episode ever

[@kosato_LBL]

Monkey Leagueはいつも私を楽しませてくれます、ありがとう

[@Realspicypepper]

Bro this was the craziest match I have ever seen

[@hemmojito]

With this special competetive stress Yigeng is even gonna get better and more confident in the future. A good experience for him.

[@MrWeeds]

I dont know much about cubing , but other than Park never seen a young cuber like Yiheng .. What a delight to watch , all of them are great but those 2 stand out even for "outsiders" like me !

[@DavidvanDeijk]

Are you going to upload the vods to the monkey league channel

[@GWNITESH]

The best match of the season 🙃

[@prakharlal9909]

Was Matty using the gan 356 maglev?

[@alexjaja]

nice match :)

[@calebnovick5561]

This is insane

[@hernanperez3112]

Sin dudas fue el mejor partido de la competencia hasta hora. No pensé que maty le iba a ganar al niño. Mejoro mucho.

[@devil_66501]

Did u guys notice yiheng never used bigcubes or other cubes?

[@oiei2767]

insane

[@GoofyCuber-dj4tg]

bro was flabbergasted as seen in the thumbnail

[@theogoluboff]

the match with the best times ever

[@feliciensteux5302]

when is the final?

[@Chazzmey]

what cubes do they use?

[@ctesvnnn]

Yihang needs to manage his nervousness and efficiency.

[@TotallyFire]

Which cube does Matty use?

[@Topcuber968]

THIS IN MY OPINION IS THE BEST MONKEY LEAGUE MATCH

[@infinity3034]

are you guys here for the middle finger footage? i couldnt find it lmao

[@pll__skip]

different match i think

[@justadude721]

​@@pll__skipwhich one

[@candyhuo4192]

Yooooo Matty Lets gooo

[@codyconnell6510]

All timer monkey league match. Yiheng is clearly the future, in the meantime he is pushing everyone else to their absolute limit.

[@thf1933]

do they have assistants for scrambles? hard to imagine how this can be provided fair

[@freezyt8445]

Are there new rules on refing or someone scrambling the cube for them? I know in the past it was on honor system and theyd scramble their own cubes and then put them straight in the box, but Yiheng seems to have his parent helping out. Is he just doing that volutarily?

[@CubeLifestyle]

This is the world record of +2's congratulations to Yiheng Wang😂

[@jow_angelow]

Matty's shirt looks nice! Anyone know where he coulda bought it?

[@qbdf]

Matty still being as good or even better in these years just shows his dedication

[@odreijohnpatajo]

That's great Matty haha🎉

[@joshmclellan1952]

do you think the gan 12 worth it?

[@user-jr7pv2ft5b]

i like these videos

[@user-if8mo8ht9b]

Would you mind uploading the very first episode of monkey League, where Feliks competed with Tymon, a complete 100 sets of solving...? Maybe 5 years ago.

[@Qubze]

Matty wow great job

[@-XtraCris-]

One of the bests machts in the Monkey league

[@luisa1818]

I'm pretty sure Yiheng's +2's was due to the self-alignment of the gan's cube layers. They say it's hard to get used to.

[@wbcsneo]

Im happy to say I've never had a +2, but then again I'm a 20s avg solver 😆, but as someone else said, this has to be the most +2's in a single match surely.

[@RubiksCubeUnderrated1458]

With so much defeats from Yiheng I can smell revenge

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

These cube have a kind of their own it seems?

[@ainaka0001]

WOW. Matty is CRAAAAZY with it.

[@brennangifford3972]

Was Matty using the new 356 maglev?

[@cubingkaran4894]

Match was awesome feeling sad for yihang 😢

[@anandsharma16]

that wave at the end by yiheng

[@christineharness4151]

Omg these + 2s

[@SGcuber777]

Yiheng be like-简单的竞争对手，没有任何单项或平均的世界纪录 Matty be liike-Well, Is it like that? Then watch the miracle going to happen

[@cms_samuel]

If you add all their +2's the time is less than my average of 23s

[@OP-pe4yc]

Best commentator

[@ximenhyper]

I thought it will be blowout in favour of Yiheng, so really surprised with the result. 😊

[@rogerssalazar4977]

Felicidades Matty saludos del riko Perú

[@thetwistedcube]

Yiheng insane

[@juanojeda7512]

❤❤❤

[@johndorian473]

What are those two yellow packets Yiheng keeps holding in between solves

[@captainqazs]

Hand warmers

[@madknownz]

Yiheng need to control his nerve

[@gelatinasxd123]

hola que good