The Truth About Yiheng Wang's 4.09 World Record Average

[@Feverstockphoto]

'Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.' - Seneca.

[@JoanManuelSB]

thats the defition of succed not lucky

[@Feverstockphoto]

@@JoanManuelSB There are many definitions of success and luck as well as many uses of the words. You can be successful in many ways without having worked hard and done the preparation beforehand. Edited: You can also be successful by working hard and putting the work in. As far as luck goes I prefer not to use it myself but to me if you walk along the street and find £20 in the gutter that could be described as luck. When someone like Yiheng has worked hard to achieve their goals and improves his times, that's not luck and that's why I posted the above quote. It's a way of dismissing the idea of luck that people often use when someone has put the time and preparation to achieve their goals. That can be described as success but that is not the purpose of the quote.

[@izumi2165]

​@@Feverstockphotothis reminded me of a scene in bluelock lol

[@stangneshakon]

It ain't a crime to be lucky

[@sheeparefine]

i feel like it is

[@stangneshakon]

@@sheeparefine Well you're wrong

[@FunWithJiana-vt6vy]

@@sheeparefine you are wrong

[@tyronium2]

@@sheeparefineyou are wrong

[@ThatOneHarry]

@@sheeparefineyou are wrong

[@liamgumprecht4983]

i had to wait the whole video for that reminder

[@CubingForEveryone]

DONT FORGET YOU ARE STILL SLOWER THAN THE 6 YEAR OLDS 😂

[@CommercialSwine]

It is decently "lucky" as with every other wr but you gotta remember how good he is at multislotting/ pair influencing. Some of the stuff he do are unorthodox and intentional. Like on 3.71 solve, the 2nd pair is set up a nonstandard way (standard is just LU 2 gen spam but he does RLU 3 gen here) to set and cancel the third pair in. And then the next solve, kid gets sub 4 on 60 moves solve with 15+ tps.

[@shivengarg6614]

The real truth behind the avg: he's skilled

[@cheesecak11857]

yiheng might become world class soon atp

[@KeyholeGod]

He already is

[@rax1899]

Wow really?

[@Shaquille69355]

He's got a lot of work. Maybe one day if he works hard

[@RubiKubiK313]

Bro I give up, Yiheng is improving faster at 3 seconds than me at 11 😢

[@Othensadd]

He improves faster than me at 18💀

[@rubiksantek7380]

i wonder when the sub 4 will finally happen also you’re rly underrated

[@janzwendelaar907]

If I plot this on a graph, moving average says between 4-6 weeks, exponential smoothing has it around 8 weeks

[@AndridosE]

Another thing on the 3rd scramble: After doing the cross and inserting both pairs like you showed D L' D' L l' U' l y' R U' R2 U R U2 L' U L y' L' U' L If you pair up the last pair and insert with a U2 R' U' R U R' U2 R You get a 10 move LL U R U R' F' U2 F R U' R' For a total of just 36 moves

[@williamdowling7718]

I have a 2.9 average at home. But i get so nervous any time theres a spectator or a camera that my average jumps by 40 seconds! 😜

[@WildScaryFox]

My only motivation to practice is to no longer be slower than a six year old

[@JustANobody12345]

Why is this not listed on the WCA website?

[@fategd]

It takes a few days sometimes

[@JustANobody12345]

@@fategd but it says it was last updated on September 25 which is today, and it still has the record at 4.25 from a few weeks ago.

[@fategd]

@@JustANobody12345 ive seen an nr take a few days even if it says updated, theyre prob checking the footage, either way its prob gonna be in the wca website anytime soon now.

[@maverickpearson9212]

Can someone calculate the average G forces on the tips of Yiheng's fingers during that last solve because I am pretty sure those forces could make an F1 driver pass out 🤣

[@PhilemonBarlow]

Im scared. When he got the 3:71 he looked SAD WHAT THE HECK. he was all YAY oh nevermind im sad

[@DeeptiDhayal-jy6di]

0:25 "Or can he?" Vsauce music starts playing

[@hello_person_wathing_beatSaber]

It is so sad to hear your dad has cancer.

[@invinceicube2431]

What?

[@ballchauyoutube7635]

Oh same as yours

[@STUCUBE]

Just to clear things up I’m as confused as everyone else rn

[@RubiKubiK313]

@@STUCUBEjust delete his comment, he/she is being inappropriate and disrespectful

[@d.a.b1404]

Skbidi

[@ninjaempire9093]

BOT LOBBIES IS CRAZY

[@FPVCuber]

It won't take a long time and Yiheng will also own the WR single for 3x3.

[@khairur_rachim]

Both of the 2nd solve and 3rd solve is sub 4.3 able

[@ominarous]

15:09 ok tell me if im crazy, but i think solving the last cross edge was incorrect. the blue red pair should have been fat inserted into the back right slot with a wide r' U' R U M (i forget my m m' notation, forgive me if that's backwards). you put the final cross edge on the top left to re-pair the front left slot, take pair out with L' U L, solve the final cross edge and the third pair at the same time with U' F' U' F'. that's the first thing i thought of seeing the case and i think its sick. why break up the pair when you can just not do that even better: you can solve both pairs and the cross edge at the same time by, after pulling the upside down pair out with L' U L, set up the blue orange edge with F', pair with U2, put orange green in with F', set up cross edge with U, insert orange blue edge and cross edge with L F2. but whoever finds that mid solve shall be crowned the next king of england

[@STUCUBE]

bro you might actually be a genius B2 D' L2 D L2 D' L2 U2 F2 R2 F L2 B R D' R2 F U L2 F D U' z2 y // inspection R' U' R2 F' D U L U' L' U r' U' R U M' U' L' U L U' F' U' F' // xxxcross U2 F' R U R' U' R' F R // 4th pair r' U' r R' U' R U r' U r U' // OLL

[@ominarous]

@@STUCUBE i did edit the comment a few minutes ago you may not have noticed. you can do both pair 3 and 4 at the same time by just adding an F' after taking out the pair. would take an absolute MONSTER to find that mid solve

[@ominarous]

@@STUCUBE B2 D' L2 D L2 D' L2 U2 F2 R2 F L2 B R D' R2 F U L2 F D U' z2 y // inspection R' U' R2 F' D U L U' L' U r' U' R U M' U' L' U L (F' U2 F' U L F2 L') // "xxxxcross"

[@andresvivas2814]

It is easy to make a full analisis days later of solves that took 10 seconds of inspection and 3-4 seconds to execute... This is a conditioned definition of luck, it just can be luck if you have 200% ability

[@STUCUBE]

Yeah but he’s also the best in the world so it’s his job to find improvements and make the solves as close to perfect as possible

[@adrianmoralesmorales3004]

wheres jperm’s video

[@STUCUBE]

This is his video. I just reuploaded it and posted it onto my channel

[@Smallfly-t3s]

3 TIMES. 3 TIMES. 3 TIMES. HOW. Cool😁

[@SerKubos]

13:30 nooo wayyy

[@mezoral]

didn’t he get 3sub 4s?

[@OneDerscoreOneder]

His global average is mid-4.5. It wasn’t just luck

[@SerKubos]

With or without luck, yiheng's solves are not human

[@leosjogren3702]

Hello

[@leosjogren3702]

I am first!!!!

[@Speedcubenz]

proud of u

[@thewarlordscalling6537]

Not first

[@Ram10123s]

Legends waiting for guy who would definitely say: " I am better than Yiheng , confirmed!"

[@RubiKubiK313]

I don’t know what’s scarier, Yiheng’s 3x3 performance or stucube predicting the future 😮

[@FunWithJiana-vt6vy]

bruh

[@TetrisCuber]

Only legends know about the tree method

[@STUCUBE]

Real

[@Decent_Cubing]

💀

[@vincetheexcalibur2734]

To think the start of the year when WR average is 4.48 the big question is : Who will be the one to beat Yiheng Wang Now the question has become : Who can defeat Yiheng Wang cause hes dominating like Max Park on big cubes

[@quakenburg]

the day his hands are big enough to turn at his full potential is the day cubing dies

[@Xarthor]

Not sure at all. Yiheng probably reached his maximum speed. He can in the future improve his speed a little, but not too much. There is a physic limit that the speed of the fingers cant exceed.

[@manueldoll8578]

@@Xarthor they´ll just figure out fewest moves solutions in inspection and do those 25 moves at like 15 tps one day lol

[@theaverageiron]

@@manueldoll8578it’s almost impossible to find good Fmc solutions without moving the cube let alone 15 seconds

[@Bangaudaala]

​@@manueldoll8578 imagine they learn computer method 💀💀

[@Keciel]

​@@manueldoll8578you have 15 seconds for inspection so thats not possible

[@Average_cuber]

Imagine if the next average is a 3.89

[@CuberCraft865]

Yiheng is so cracked that the 2nd place ao5 is 0.7 behind 💀.

[@nimgol03]

I can't believe what AIs are capable to do now. It looks so realistic This is not real right ? .... right ?

[@chicken29843]

Fuck man they've gotten so much faster than the days of Feliks zemdegs and Kevin Hayes cleaning up every goddamn WR from 3 by 3 to 7 by 7

[@Mars-ne5uj]

The future generation of cubing

[@CubingForEveryone]

Just wait until yiheng knows full ZB

[@Archanfel]

1LLL

[@Jakethecuberofficial]

F3l

[@FunWithJiana-vt6vy]

Oh no

[@EliteCubingAlliance]

ZB isn't worth it for Yiheng because he optimizes OLL PLL so much

[@SamuelLandveld]

Thx stucube,bro Yiheng's luck isn't a crime man😂. Good better best,never let it rest, until your good is better and your better is best!👍🏿

[@Cubinginatree]

I don’t know why people are shocked over Yiheng records anymore. The guy is in his own other league.

[@fategd]

Every competition is a bot lobby for yiheng now, even if a top 10 is in the comp.

[@josh-speedcuber]

_my prediction for sub 4 average is in march how about u?_

[@STUCUBE]

December probs

[@josh-speedcuber]

@@STUCUBE wow🤣that is really early,but sadly… *probable*

[@pi3.1415]

i say january 2025

[@Cubinginatree]

Yiheng smiled at a 5 the same way I smile when I get a 5 on 2x2.

[@teachercubed]

Awesome breakdown.

[@fruit4323]

Finally, Jperm can upload a video again

[@nimgol03]

"Luck is the smile of the talent" - Etoiles

[@dabmachine1]

getting lucky is not a crime

[@Hollowknight43]

yiheng's worst scramble is my dream single for the year 😭😭😭

[@Da_Rizzley_Bear]

Glad you sum up your streams in a vid sorry I missed it 😢

[@BEDROCKCRYSTALXS]

Discord not working

[@grease_551]

sure there's luck, but the 3.88 is the most insane solve i've ever seen. it was also his highest movecount of the average executed in 3.88 seconds lmao

[@STUCUBE]

Yeah it’s definitely up there with solve 5 of Tymon’s 4.86. Given the circumstance I have no idea how that was even physically possible

[@mrbob5459]

3:50 it doesn’t flip the edge. It would have still been rotationless

[@STUCUBE]

Oh mb I was seeing eo ghosts right there lol

[@CompanionCube]

@@STUCUBE you pointed at the green orange pair, when you meant to point at the green red pair

[@Bangaudaala]

Its so annyoing that even I know Winter and I avg 13-14

[@Pineapple_0420]

The day yiheng learn zb is the day cubing dies

[@Cuber9921]

Get ready to see Yiheng’s sub 4 average with a sub 3 single

[@bonthecuber]

“Bot lobbies” 💀

[@JoshSmith-sr6ks]

huh. this randomly popped on my feed. I was a speedsolving enthusiast from 2006 to about 2012. I had a sub 30 average with cfop and did a lot of fewest moves with roux and even some basic 20 character string blindfold solve (can't remember the name, was it pockman?). solid 4x4, 5x5, man this is bringing me back. used to shop with meffert's a lot. I remember the myth and hype of the V cube. what is a good cube to get back into things? the game has come a long way. I'm honestly shocked cfop is still used at all.

[@STUCUBE]

Great that it came back to you through the video! I’d say there are a lot of good 3x3s for around $10-20 right now, the Rs3m v5 is probably the best cube out there, it has versions from $8-24

[@Kneecaptain]

so ur telling me an almost sub 4 average MIGHT be lucky??

[@speedsolverjoshauuuu]

this is wild. thinking that yiheng can get sub-4 at the age of 10 while im 13 and struggling to get sub-15 is crazy. i need his tips and any tips here

[@FriedCrackHead]

Yiheng just learned faster because he is very young and had a cube in his hands before he even learned to write

[@FriedCrackHead]

He also had a professional coach

[@NoahCubez]

"Getting lucky isn't a crime"

[@yinyangsepticruski]

It's great to see that you are also making these longer, more in-depth content for world records, although I do think it would also be nice to see full average breakdowns for other cubers that do get a notable average (if time allows you to, of course). You thought I forgot, didn't you? Daily "hate" message for today is that I hate expensive luxury brands (i.e.: Balenciaga).

[@Lukcarrot]

THE SUB 4 AVG MIGHT BE REAL!!

[@TreyArc]

Thanks for providing the only instructional analysis & insight into Yiheng's competition solves on KZbin! 👍👍🏻

[@paulducruet2007]

I’m pretty sure he knew the VLS but didn’t see it maybe because he was nervous or wanted to spam more than usual in this comp

[@connorcubed]

Tuning in for my weekly reminder that I am slower than a 6 year old

[@mr.cuboidofficial]

Great video, I always look forward to watching them:)

[@120rikeshlawoju8]

When is 2024 world championship?

[@STUCUBE]

There won’t be a worlds until July 2025. It happens once every 2 years

[@120rikeshlawoju8]

@@STUCUBE oh i see, i thought it was yearly

[@cjwhetstone134]

i think he’s peaked

[@thatoneguyfr-dt9rf]

Rotationlessly

[@Untoldanimations]

12:52 unrelated but when did Americans start saying “whenever” instead of “when”?

[@Banto-s7s]

nice vid

[@DMOND-qg2cg]

that last solve is insane

[@Luki.speedcube]

It's a pity that the average is not official

[@otamota7563]

It is tho

[@JosephHelms-s1p]

What cube are you using in the solves?

[@STUCUBE]

Super Weilong

[@penguino3563]

the way you say his name is grating to my ears pls look it up

[@rodrigoqteixeira]

Bro forgot about existence of M F2 M' (possible to do better equivalent alg)

[@CommercialSwine]

Not speed optimal

[@ignDart]

try doing that from home grip i dare you

[@rodrigoqteixeira]

@@ignDart What I mean is that it cancels with the Lw in the cross

[@LeoLee-m5g]

not first

[@hello_person_wathing_beatSaber]

And bro was first

[@nasdfigol]

3:45 GO edge was already oriented 12:22 GO and OB edges are already oriented assuming you were talking about all 3 pairs in general

[@HumzaChaudhry1]

yeah I was seeing if anyone noticed that

[@cuberootme]

1:09 you just photoshopped the website?🤣

[@STUCUBE]

Yessir inspect + element was my best friend yesterday

[@maddawg_]

I thought I was alright with a 17 sec average 🥲