Yiheng vs Matty - Semi Final - Monkey League S5

Yiheng Wang vs Matty Hiroto Inaba - Semi Final - Monkey League S5
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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 3 sets wins the match.
Scrambles: www.monkeyleague.org/matches/...
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 25, 2023
#monkeyleague #YihengWang #MattyHirotoInaba

[@sussybaka8608]

probably the first time I saw yiheng sitting while solving

[@NTCCuber]

He is getting taller

[@thecrazycard8646]

​@@NTCCuberHe's growing up as we speak

[@Awesamcuber]

Frfr

[@tuneboyz5634]

@@thecrazycard8646 he still a baby 🥰🥰

[@cuberious1419]

idk it looks like he only sits down when waiting for his turn

[@yugiringus4630]

when a 5.68 median isn't good enough anymore.. these competitors are really taking speedcubing to new levels

[@thanos2527]

In some previous match, Matty had almost 5 flat median

[@STUCUBE]

6:52 Matty giving himself an award and then saying “it’s an honor” is a top tier moment for sure

[@orangeun9430]

The door open in S3 over 7 sec The door open in S5 only over 5.5 sec? That's insane how Tymon and Yiheng bring up the whole level in just 1 year

[@microsoftrock]

I wouldn't say the door is open until 6s but I'm not the narrator

[@courageouscuber9278]

@@microsoftrock I mean Yiheng can beat almost any time. It doesn't seem to be an issue for him unless it is like sub-4.6

[@microsoftrock]

@@courageouscuber9278 although yiheng holds 3x3 average he's not any better than tymon, matty, max, and the like.

[@courageouscuber9278]

@@microsoftrock wdym? He consistently outpreforms them. I mean it isn't even close. Their averages at home are barely his average in comp, and he doesn't go to a lot of comps compared to them. If somone consistently outperforms the competition that makes them better. All of these guys outperform me, thats why they are better than me. Idk what you don't understand here...

[@microsoftrock]

@@courageouscuber9278 You are oblivious. He does not consistently out-perform them. He is the most inconsistent cuber. Just at other videos on this channel and many others, you will see many times where yiheng will lose and unexpectedly underperform. Open your eyes, who won Worlds 2023? Just a few videos back, matty beat yiheng. Idk what you don't understand here. I'm just waiting for someone else to break his world record, because it will happen. Yiheng is for sure a top cuber, but he is not better than max park, he is probably tied.

[@TriCubing]

It's crazy how in Season 5, low 5s or even 4 second solves sometimes aren't good enough to win...

[@thecalculatedcreativecoder1428]

If you're against Yiheng, Mid/Low 4 range is beatable for him. Considering he has quite a few official averages withing the Mid 4 range.

[@StallionButter69]

That kid is unbelievable. Excited to see the finals!

[@michele_alves_de_salvatore]

Who would've thought like 40 years ago, when just knowing how to solve a cube was impressive, that in these days a 6 sec solve would be a bad solve😨

[@liamnilssonIFS]

Specially for a 9-year-old haha

[@rockanddiesumit1924]

Mazgine thay to have gan cube last version

[@charlesdaloz2547]

Even 5 years ago that would've been hard to believe

[@astrospeedcuber]

Matty: “I’m not beating that” 😂

[@MaximumCuber]

That 3.88 by Yiheng was insane! 1:28

[@JoshuaBolisay]

Bro I just want to say that you got into Tetris! Very cool! Love seeing you in the community

[@j_delabadia]

Insane! 🙌🏻

[@user-cj5kw6le6e]

Nice matchup Props to Matty for keeping up and honestly matty is one of my favorite Speedcubers

[@thecalculatedcreativecoder1428]

I think the finals should be a bo7 format since its the finals, and it really should be longer so that it depends more on skill and less on luck. Like if you agree so Philip can see!!

[@ashneel5203]

I believe the finals are played in bo9 sets, but i could be wronf

[@thecalculatedcreativecoder1428]

@@ashneel5203 On the monkey league website it says that it will be bo5. But that seems really short for a final.

[@jamescarter9944]

​@@ashneel5203this season has a shorter format overall so I'm assuming it's bo7 sets

[@jamescarter9944]

​@@ashneel5203 the matches in the previous seasons were bo5 sets with bo7 sets for play offs and bo9 sets for finals. However in this season, normal matches are bo3 sets and play offs are bo5 sets so I would expect finals to be bo7 sets

[@tomvandermosten1851]

The final will be a BANGER! Btw very nice that you seem to adjust the interview length to not make it obvious it's gonna be a 3-0 match

[@nicolasgoossens]

The year is 2023, the name of the game is speedcubing, and low 5's just don't cut it anymore...

[@prakharlal9909]

Bro is god at that rubric

[@DrJohnners]

Crazy TPS, that cube sounds like tearing paper!

[@johndorian473]

Downvoted for turning off comments in the finals video between Tymon and Yiheng

[@sanctuary6288]

why close the comments？

[@yinyangsepticruski]

3.88 from YiHeng! WOW!

[@CUBEHUNT999]

I always, Dream of solving In 5-6 seconds but these guys are breaking the limits , No reaction at 5.5 , kinda Gives Goosebumps.SPEEDCUBING IS REACHING THE GREATEST HEIGHT

[@alisyed294]

OMG I’ve been waiting for this! Every day I check youtube hoping there’s another monkey league video 😂 Can’t wait to watch this rematch and see the results :) gonna grab the popcorn. (And avoid reading any comments in case there are spoliers)

[@alisyed294]

Okay I’ve watched it. THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY INSANE. My face was like :O the entire time. Yiheng was so fast and smooth what on EARTH. Seeing so many 4 second solves and even a SUB 4 must be so nerve racking to go against - I’m not surprised Matty started falling apart so quickly. I’ve been watching some of the older monkey league seasons whilst waiting for this, and I think it would be great if the semi finals could’ve been a best of 7 at least. And Definitely for the grand final. I think everyone agrees we prefer the longer matches, unless it’s like 45 mins long. And it even gives the competitors a chance to collect themselves if the nerves are getting to them, so they can make a strong comeback.

[@evangaming4396]

Semi finals, less go

[@Progress_vs_time]

Anyone knows which gan is Yiheng using here? I like how it sounds.

[@titustan1902]

4:13 i really want to know the tps on that solve

[@squareblueorange]

Final being uploaded soon?

[@dont_rage_dude]

what settings has yiheng?

[@CuBOYid]

Will Ruihang be in the next season?

[@brandontrue813]

Yiheng really said you don't beat me twice bro 😎

[@TheLordFlagrante]

Matty, if you see this, it is the hardest thing to beat somebody twice in any sport, congrats on the amazing season bro.

[@evangaming4396]

1:31 umm..... Well

[@bananek_85]

Why is Max park not in Monkey League?

[@positivity3311]

Feliks isnt even in this season... I get it, but it is still sad to see him go.

[@cubermason8594]

1:27 What?!

[@sequinmichellefootdoggy622]

We need a breakdown of yihengs 3.88

[@IRLtwigstan]

Yes! I feel like he could definitely be the first to sub 3 too!

[@KotegawaYui]

There you go scramble: U' L2 B2 D2 L2 F2 R2 D' B2 D' R2 D2 L' D B R B D2 B D' B U y // inspection R2' F D' R' F R L U L2' U L D // xxcross L' U' L // 3rd pair U y R U' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair S R R' R U R' U' R' F R f' // OLL U' R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' // PLL 50STM / 3.88sec =12.89TPS reconstructed by me! hope this helps out

[@luca_mazzy]

Totally agree. Insane solve

[@thecalculatedcreativecoder1428]

Good ol' Lazer0monkey style breakdown 😂😂😂

[@wawa6580]

Oh snap

[@CSDGAMING277]

How do u make the scoreboard?

[@freshlimesoda1254]

Date of the final;

[@nyaxy8771]

❤❤

[@jimmythelightbulb7718]

I like the way yiheng doesn't bat an eye at sub 4 solves

[@saeidnazari-ne5io]

that chinese kid turning the cube like a machine gun

[@yinyangsepticruski]

Ready for Tymon v YiHeng Rematch?

[@lakshaynahar3303]

I think yiheng is not a human but rather a cube solving robot

[@Rubiks-velocity]

i agreee with you that kid is insane

[@mikhaariyanto5378]

Result is expected...but still hurts

[@blackzero5592]

Oh thats the Yiheng I was waiting. That kid is amazing. All applause and appreciation for him. Hopefully we see his best in finals too.

[@nascara5cupseriesa5cubing18]

Yieheng wang: The redemption Arc

[@jamescarter9944]

1:27 first 3 of the season

[@joaovitorspeedcuber6075]

Yiheng is insane...

[@raymondxiao2716]

Looking forward to what accomplishments Yiheng can make in the other nxn events, also OH and megaminx(everything Feliks used to practice seriously)

[@carykh]

4:14 WHAT WAS THAT TPS ON THE 4.77??? yiheng turns so fast...

[@LightningStar-tr1dq]

yoo carykh

[@Stewy-]

12.58

[@KotegawaYui]

@@Stewy- sup

[@Stewy-]

@@KotegawaYui yo mie

[@wallacetang_]

Hey Cary!

[@sevenlevelgames]

What cubes do the contestants use?

[@gamaguapo5530]

both use Gan 12

[@sevenlevelgames]

@@gamaguapo5530 Thanks ! Why arent they using gan 13 or 14 ? Is 12 better ?

[@gamaguapo5530]

@@sevenlevelgames If 12 is used by the best ones since 14 makes a lot of pop and 13 is bad because of the magnets on the edges

[@W.C.U.B.E]

who will be the absolute winner Yiheng or Tymon

[@GabrielAbram-pg8ps]

I want a new season plissss!

[@Chri.the.speedcuber]

New video when?

[@Austindocubez]

yiheng sat?? omg first time seeing him doing that

[@Freddy_69]

👇 Imagine season 6🎉 For the new years

[@Trexrush1]

he cut the clip of Yiheng flipping the bird and showing us who is boss during the warmup 😢

[@cuberious1419]

It should’ve been the first clip of the video

[@KPR888]

He doesnt put the warm up parts in this video anyway tho The match is actually way longer because theres warm up in between sets as well

[@Trexrush1]

@@BeastModeShortss 65 seconds in

[@zbychoo]

​@@BeastModeShortss Maybe because he is real human being, and a real hero. His age like his solves, one digit only. I hope to see him less stressed someday.

[@cuberious1419]

He’s probably mad at how the community views his mom

[@TheCuberGuyYt]

pls upload

[@user-kt3sh4rs5v]

sub6 has become "leaving the door open" lol

[@Kanzz8dits]

whose gonna be playing on the finals?

[@Mmmm1ch43l]

EDIT: nevermind, forgot that the other semi-final already happened the final will be Yiheng against Tymon

[@arianmartinnunez8816]

Matty your performance was amazing, congrats!!

[@rostislavalenikov7749]

1:28 one of the most craziest solve in Monkey league overall No inspection, no lockups, no pauses, no mistakes... Fullstep sub-4... Crazy

[@BrinaSun]

nah there was a big lockup on the oll, he was just turning so fast its not obvious

[@rax1899]

@@BrinaSunyea it’s pretty noticeable, I think it costed like maybe 0.3 seconds?

[@BrinaSun]

yeah

[@seet]

🦧

[@Aleatorio3611]

By the solves, we can see That yiheng is very faster, but matty is more flued

[@descendingforth]

Matty had a great season but yiheng was amazing well done yiheng!

[@blackzero5592]

Dude why taking long sleep just upload the final?

[@Real_N_Perm]

WOW! I hope yiheng wins the finals!

[@user-kl6dh6cy9q]

Ive never seen anything like that!!!!Crazy how .01 sec can lead to a loss.Its ok Matty youve done great work this season,I mean at least you beat Yiheng once,right?Congrats yiheng on your fist finals!!

[@alisyed294]

Yiheng’s best - 3.88 at 1:26 Matty’s best - 4.89 at 3:38

[@alisyed294]

Also after watching the older seasons, it’s crazy now how a 5.78 solve from Yiheng at 2:38 is “leaving the door open” for Matty 😂 And then a 4.72 at 3:29 and a 4.77 at 4:14 aren’t that impressive anymore for Phillip (who’s narrating) because he’s seen so many solves that were even faster from these competitors

[@hideralduhami]

Lol matty's didn't even win in his best solve

[@garnerthecube7524]

When will the final be streamed?

[@anasalhaji8200]

When is the final between yeihang and tymon?

[@aishacousins7528]

Go Yiheng

[@evelienschuhmacher7964]

Yiheng got an insane comeback!!

[@ronit345]

Yiheng got the 3.88s solve as revenge due to Matty beating him by a timer stop in the previous solve...

[@brickinapresent]

the stream was interesting.. uhh..

[@zeroing000]

Uhhh.. YIHENG MIDDLE FING- Yeah…

[@IronOre33]

Yiheng is the type of kid Asian parents compare their kids to

[@Choniezplays]

love the vis. Yes I got first 20 comments

[@lucaszvinys3633]

when the final?

[@gamaguapo5530]

17

[@ntexpungedyt3865]

Yihengs’s 3.88 blew my mind like the f2l and ll was crazy, he has insane potential to get wr for either avg again or single. He could get it next year i just know it

[@zain8518]

Dia jenius, dan dia akan tumbuh menjadi pria super tampan ketika dewasa 😲 Dia memiliki hampir segalanya

[@blugecko1978]

legendary!

[@ThatCubeKidd]

funny stream

[@ignacymaj3812]

I wonder when we will see Yiheng speaking in english

[@johndorian473]

He doesn't know English

[@zigi_cubing]

@@johndorian473 :/

[@zigi_cubing]

@@johndorian473 its kinda wierd because in Poland we have a terrible teaching system but i could speak in english and talk with other pepole in that language when i was 7 AND HE IS 9!

[@Emiratesairline382]

3.885

[@CubeCumber682]

Yiheng really needs to work on those timer stops

[@DayFlounder]

wheres the flip off lmao

[@brickinapresent]

on the stream, its 1:03

[@hemmojito]

Shoot, only a 4.95

[@MahdYT34]

when will the final come

[@luqmanaqil2651]

Brooo when is the finall

[@freerunopa]

when is the final? I wanna be at home, but i am busy coming days

[@evangaming4396]

My money's on matty

[@rax1899]

Lol

[@rax1899]

I’ll be taking that money thank you very much

[@trbznsprtv2]

Can we talk about the terrified looks on Yiheng's face when he doesn't do well enough ?

[@makuntizichi1444]

Yeah he's super scared of his mom reprimanding him if he loses, there's even a video out in public where his mom is caught slapping him at a competition.

[@JoshuaG867]

excuse me but you can't read minds

[@makuntizichi1444]

@@JoshuaG867 who?

[@trbznsprtv2]

@@JoshuaG867 True. Looks a lot like it though. Even more when you know he's getting slapped from behind by his mother in public.

[@luohao2321]

@@JoshuaG867 yea i swear people believe all sorts of rumours and stereotypes without doing their own research

[@Liam.2000]

3:54 Matty glitches out mid solve

[@courageouscuber9278]

Tps at 4:14?

[@guiferrpro]

Why today is 19 december and the final is 17 december?

[@jamescarter9944]

The finals has happened but he hasn't uploaded it on KZbin

[@guiferrpro]

In witch APP?

[@jamescarter9944]

@@guiferrpro twitch, the link is in his channel description

[@MeDoMeer]

WHAT WAS THAT TPS on the 4.77 by Yiheng????

[@SussyAlvis]

Sorry guys but I will just say it, early

[@kimiko3811]

2:04 Yiheng doing OH had me shocked😮 he might even dominate OH if his hands get bigger in the future

[@thecalculatedcreativecoder1428]

We still have to see if he practices it. I mean my OH tps is way faster than that, but can't be that hard on him since his hand size is a limitation. Its just hard to tell fight now.

[@kimiko3811]

@@thecalculatedcreativecoder1428 yeah, if he starts practicing hard, there's a chance he becomes really good. i was shocked because despite his hand size, the turning looked effortless

[@corentinniort1316]

Any ways we could have the reconstruction of Yiheng's 3.88s ?

[@ItsQubic]

It looks like Yiheng has gotten over his nerves. Can't wait for the finals.

[@CousinJamess]

Didnt even watch it yet but I would like to express some frustration that on saturday when I checked the website to see when the semi-final were taking place prior to this being posted, the results were already shown and got spoiled for me. I really love this series but im really upset that I know the winner going into the video. In the future, please consider not posting results until the video is posted.

[@LaZer0MonKey]

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