Using Numbers to Find the Greatest Cubers of All Time

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  • Ranking the candidates for the best cubers of all time... in each WCA event
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Komentáře • 172

  • @Tingman
    @Tingman Před rokem +54

    Great video, enjoyed the analysis and your reasoning behind it all. I learned a lot about older prominent cubers too.

  • @twandullemond6800
    @twandullemond6800 Před rokem +141

    The only thing I miss is Antonie in the 2x2 list, he never got worldrecords, but he has a worlds win and is multiple time european champ.

  • @coconutcubes5750
    @coconutcubes5750 Před rokem +81

    Max park on 6x6 is astonishing. Let's look at the WCA rankings:
    1. Max park 59 seconds
    2. Ciarán Beahan 1 minute 11 seconds
    That's beyond domination.

    • @BankMoviegoer
      @BankMoviegoer Před rokem

      I remember checking it a few weeks back and I couldn't believe what I saw...

    • @cuberious1419
      @cuberious1419 Před rokem +1

      According to Feliks and Bill Wang, Max got an unofficial 1:06 6x6 single during practice at Asian Championships back in 2018

    • @rk31
      @rk31 Před rokem +2

      @@cuberious1419 yeah but 59 sec is better

    • @TheSixSides1
      @TheSixSides1 Před rokem +1

      We have never seen that level of domination since Feliks Zemdegs’ is sub 1 minute average.

  • @koulmemaybe
    @koulmemaybe Před rokem +33

    i'd say the algorithm should take into account how many rounds of competition the record was unbroken in, instead of how much time it was unbroken for - Minh Thai held the record for 20 years because there were no competitions that would let anyone beat it - not because it was a crazy unbeatable WR.

    • @CubeMasterYT
      @CubeMasterYT  Před rokem +11

      Yeah that would probably be better, but sounds like a lot more work haha

    • @TetraCubing
      @TetraCubing Před rokem +2

      @@CubeMasterYT maybe just how many competitions? if its too much work for you then u dont have to ofc :)

  • @VicenzoGuerinoCecchini
    @VicenzoGuerinoCecchini Před rokem +9

    4th is a lot higher than what I was expecting. Covid was so unfair hahahahahaha! Great video man!

  • @OlgaFyodorova
    @OlgaFyodorova Před rokem +57

    This is a great ranking, I enjoyed it! The only thing I didn't understand is how exactly you calculated these points. Also, you could have shown event titles on screen, that would make it easier to understand which event you're talking about - I missed a few and had to rewind.

    • @CubeMasterYT
      @CubeMasterYT  Před rokem +16

      Thanks! Will try to make graphics more clear next time. The points are just from the factors mentioned in the beginning and just a lot of balancing to make sure the lists were as accurate as possible, the exact calculations are kinda messy lol

    • @Kierio04
      @Kierio04 Před rokem

      @@CubeMasterYT I would love to know what the calculations are

    • @UNLUNKY
      @UNLUNKY Před rokem

      @@Kierio04 omg found the tas guy on a cubing video

    • @Kierio04
      @Kierio04 Před rokem

      @@UNLUNKY omg somebody finally found me on a cubing video

  • @maxenceleboeuf
    @maxenceleboeuf Před rokem +70

    Tymon is the most efficient, Max turns really fast, but Feliks will always be the goat.
    (for 3x3) :)

    • @sicapanjesis3987
      @sicapanjesis3987 Před rokem +8

      For 5×5 and to some extent in 6×6 also. The fight between Kevin hays and faz in 6×6 was something to see.

    • @rax1899
      @rax1899 Před rokem +2

      ruihang turns faster, but his solves r like 70 moves

    • @vgtcross
      @vgtcross Před rokem

      Probably, but we'll see what happens in 10 years

    • @rujon288
      @rujon288 Před rokem +1

      Bro Roux solvers exist yet I still stay tymon is the most efficient?

    • @fernandogarcia4597
      @fernandogarcia4597 Před rokem +2

      @@rujon288the most efficient with CFOP* and After Feliks, but Feliks will always be the GOAT.

  • @lvcuber
    @lvcuber Před rokem +18

    I like this content, as a lot of top cubers don’t really make video content such as this. Very well made video. Also Feliks forever 🐐

  • @JTiger1046
    @JTiger1046 Před rokem +1

    You do mention in the video that the system is slightly flawed but I still really enjoyed the video and some of your reasoning behind it! Would love to see this idea refined even more! Also as other people have said I love that you're making content like this that is a lot less common on cubing youtube

  • @kiwicuber
    @kiwicuber Před rokem

    Damn really nice video, great concept and nice way of ranking cubers based on points

  • @Jj82op
    @Jj82op Před rokem +10

    I would 100% say Feliks everytime. He is a 2 time world champion, single handedly got records lowered such as 5x5, he is one of 2 people (I think) to win every WCA event in a single competition. Still haven't watched the rest of the video but I'm interested on what the results could be.

    • @r3dblood816
      @r3dblood816 Před rokem +2

      Bro holds 140+ world records the 2nd best is 42+

    • @cookierobber
      @cookierobber Před rokem +1

      @@r3dblood816 121 and 61, but yeah

    • @TetraCubing
      @TetraCubing Před rokem

      @@cookierobber 61 is max park right?

    • @cookierobber
      @cookierobber Před rokem

      @@TetraCubing Yes

    • @cuberious1419
      @cuberious1419 Před rokem +3

      It’s not just his competition results that make him the greatest, it’s the fact that he has inspired so many. He was the face of the speedcubing community for a good decade. His displays of kindness and good sportsmanship is a good representation for the community. Another thing to add is he put out educational content and held seminars to help out the next generation of speedcubers.

  • @edwardrust3197
    @edwardrust3197 Před rokem +4

    This was a great idea and well presented video! Of course your metric isn't perfect, and it's hard to make improvements although I do have a few suggestions for any future rankings
    - Number of solves/competitions per person, obviously in the early 2000s there were very few competitions, so competitors had to make every solve count, although to be fair since there were so few solves the records also weren't pushed the farthest
    - Continental records, although as you mentioned this would also be like world championships, were records from Africa/South America would be much less competitive
    - Amount of times that a competitior appears in the top 10/100 results, although this would be skewed towards the very recent results, you mentioned that they would be worth more anyway. Otherwise top 10/100 results of the past could also count
    - Amount of time that a person remains in the top 10/100 rankings

  • @Anthony_Jiang
    @Anthony_Jiang Před rokem +6

    This is a great video man! Also I think something that should be considered is how much a cuber shaved off of the previous record like how max cut the squan avg by so much

    • @CubeMasterYT
      @CubeMasterYT  Před rokem +1

      Thanks! Maybe could have done that, but also think duration will cover that (Max's average might not have too many points now, but will get a lot more over time since he cut the former WR by so much)

    • @Anthony_Jiang
      @Anthony_Jiang Před rokem

      @@CubeMasterYT tru!

  • @DVSS77
    @DVSS77 Před rokem

    Woah! This is a really great video! glad youtube recommended this vid! subscribed

  • @qazxl123
    @qazxl123 Před rokem +2

    It's crazy to see Stefan Pochmann 3rd on the Clock list. For those who don't know, he invented the Old Pochmann method to doing 3BLD, and basically everyone who does 3BLD has learned his method at one point.

  • @ScoochCubing
    @ScoochCubing Před rokem +7

    Minh Thai is clearly the great cuber of all time nobody even comes close

  • @hamdaansulaiman7188
    @hamdaansulaiman7188 Před rokem +8

    For me personally Tymon and max are the two best 3x3 solvers out there by right now’s standard in my opinion

    • @dawaerbaguer2288
      @dawaerbaguer2288 Před rokem +1

      This isn’t based on opinions tho?

    • @xM4xDx
      @xM4xDx Před rokem +1

      @@dawaerbaguer2288 and? he just stated HIS opinion.

  • @J.J.J.J.J.J.J
    @J.J.J.J.J.J.J Před rokem +1

    Erik needed a few more mentions on the lists. He's one of the GOATs.

  • @finnvandermaas
    @finnvandermaas Před rokem +3

    Loved the vid! Still would like to see who would be the best Championship cuber, because I think those achievements are pretty underapprechiated in cubing :(

    • @TetraCubing
      @TetraCubing Před rokem

      probably Feliks, he's the only person to ever win the world championship twice

  • @bgftchkn
    @bgftchkn Před rokem +4

    You could have also used the percentage of competitions they went to that they podiumed or won as another metric

    • @cookierobber
      @cookierobber Před rokem

      Nah that just rewards people in uncompetitive regions (so Feliks)

    • @CubeMasterYT
      @CubeMasterYT  Před rokem +2

      Podiums depend on who they compete with, so I think WR is better as everyone competes against everyone

    • @kingeddiam2543
      @kingeddiam2543 Před rokem

      ​@@cookierobber while I agree, saying feliks is unfair bc acting like he wouldnt have won anywhere in the world for the longest time is wrong

    • @cookierobber
      @cookierobber Před rokem

      @@kingeddiam2543 He would have had far more wins taken off him if he'd been competing in Europe. He's obviously still the GOAT, but that particular stat rewards him unfairly (and punishes people in competitive regions)

  • @radishcat8167
    @radishcat8167 Před rokem

    Yunhao Lou is registered to compete in the UK Championship at the end of October so we should get a chance to see how he's doing on clock

  • @NadaStuff
    @NadaStuff Před rokem +4

    I feel like OH is going to change in coming years, when Fahmi goes to more competitions. I cant wait to see how he'll dominate the event.

    • @CubeMasterYT
      @CubeMasterYT  Před rokem +2

      He's amazing! Just hope he gets the chance to compete more and get over those nerves

    • @gadgetlab7
      @gadgetlab7 Před rokem

      yeah id definitely put fahmi as the best for one handed

  • @superprofi4307
    @superprofi4307 Před rokem +4

    What is the best cube of all time? The cube that got the most records

    • @cuberious1419
      @cuberious1419 Před rokem +3

      DaYan Zhanchi because of its influence on modern-day cubes.

  • @Cube_In_Space
    @Cube_In_Space Před rokem +1

    Great Video, I think one flaw with this list though is that cubers who face intense competition sort of got discredited.

    • @remycubes30
      @remycubes30 Před 11 měsíci

      handling pressure doesn't add to your points

  • @skewbman6110
    @skewbman6110 Před rokem

    This vid is so good!!!

  • @nikitakusuma8440
    @nikitakusuma8440 Před rokem

    Maybe next time you can also use if the cuber has a top 100 world rank result of an event in that year only. This can prove longevity and consistency

  • @TheRealUncleFrank
    @TheRealUncleFrank Před 11 měsíci

    Coming up on a year for this video, time for an update. and compare it to the current list, showing any changes. Maybe you could add an "All-round" category, too.

  • @J.J.J.J.J.J.J
    @J.J.J.J.J.J.J Před rokem

    Without watching this yet, FAZ is obviously GOAT hands down.

  • @FredBobBurps
    @FredBobBurps Před rokem

    You are by far the most underrated cubing youtuber

  • @TheSixSides1
    @TheSixSides1 Před rokem +1

    Now we need Sam Fang on top of the square-1 list.

  • @vlpelz
    @vlpelz Před rokem +1

    Great Video With a lot of Work🤝🤝🤝

  • @user-dq2tv5xr4w
    @user-dq2tv5xr4w Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for telling me what goat is from your intro

  • @solver5k
    @solver5k Před rokem

    Very interesting video!

  • @skylite7174
    @skylite7174 Před rokem

    The JimyHighroller for cubers great video :)

  • @SportingCubed
    @SportingCubed Před rokem +2

    I think that the history of ranks would be more inclusive to cubers who never got any world records.

  • @dinusauro77
    @dinusauro77 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Can you remake ah updated version of this video, with the new WRs from 2023

  • @asr2009
    @asr2009 Před rokem

    a similar video can be made on best youcubers for a particular event or even a method(i know jperm would be the felix of this thing but still we do have so many other awesome youcubers)

  • @diegoaguilar6717
    @diegoaguilar6717 Před 9 měsíci

    Juan Pablo Huanqui, me de felicidad que un compatriota sea considerado el mas grande en megaminx. Aunque creo que su epoca dorada ya pasó.. buen video por cierto

  • @Zyphon_
    @Zyphon_ Před rokem

    im curious as to what gives a point, like what would the cuber have to do to get 1 point

  • @perplexedon9834
    @perplexedon9834 Před rokem

    dou-ble-u-r is 4 syllables (plus time for comprehending the acronym)
    world re-cord is 3 syllables
    Written acronyms don't always make faster spoken text. Gun shot wound is faster than GSW.

  • @gtcubes
    @gtcubes Před rokem +12

    Very well-made and in-depth video. I disagree with the 3-blind winner. I think Tommy Cherry should absolutely have won :)

    • @Wohnrath738
      @Wohnrath738 Před rokem

      True

    • @cookierobber
      @cookierobber Před rokem +6

      Mad recency bias lol. Kaijun was setting BLD WRs for 4 years, and even today (8 years after his first 3BLD records) he holds AsR mean. Tommy's crazy fast, but he has a long way to go to match Kaijun's achievements

    • @JackLaw2023
      @JackLaw2023 Před rokem

      Or jack cai

    • @cookierobber
      @cookierobber Před rokem +2

      @@JackLaw2023 Not even close lol

    • @gtcubes
      @gtcubes Před rokem

      @@JackLaw2023 Or him.

  • @Adi_Cubes
    @Adi_Cubes Před rokem +1

    True, but in my opinoin, in todays world (not including the past) 2x2 goes to Zayn, 3x3 goes to Tymon, and big cubes go to Max
    Also, while I agree that Feliks is the GOAT, Max is definitely better and deserves the title of goat of big cubes.
    Otherwise nice vid, earned a sub

  • @piyushverma4445
    @piyushverma4445 Před rokem

    For me , Feliks is the goat, when i started cubing, he dominated every event and now it feels bad to see that he is not a WR holder of any event. I still remember his legendary 5.66

  • @duckiecuber
    @duckiecuber Před rokem

    Yusheng Du 3.47 WR comp: "Wuhu" Open 2018. "Wuhu" indeed for that guy.

  • @graemestone8573
    @graemestone8573 Před rokem

    You should try to find the best all rounders probably max Siauw and fristian fushida but I dunno

  • @SaskCuber
    @SaskCuber Před 9 měsíci

    how did you make this because i wanna make it myself

  • @nak523
    @nak523 Před rokem +2

    kevin hays should be the goat of 6x6, he won 3 times in a row, w/o the pop at final of W2011, he would won 4

  • @nathanrahn4442
    @nathanrahn4442 Před rokem

    Until this video I did not know that’s what goat stood for

  • @J.J.J.J.J.J.J
    @J.J.J.J.J.J.J Před rokem

    Overall looks pretty accurate to me.

  • @SMinthehouse
    @SMinthehouse Před rokem

    Imo the ranking system still could use some work, like it doesn't make sense that Minh Thai is higher on the list/"better" than tymon

  • @tiny9720
    @tiny9720 Před rokem +2

    Feliks will always be the GOAT, Max and especially tymone are crazy tho

  • @tobin1677
    @tobin1677 Před rokem

    I reckon one other metric that would have been useful would be average margin of victory in their championships. The main issue I see with the scoring used here is that it compares over time and not relative to the competition of the time. This is the same issue that comes up with claiming Jordan is the GOAT in basketball for example, so it is really hard to work around, but it is worth noting at least as it is an issue with this kind of thing. Overall though I reckon the lists would be pretty consistent even if you added this particular metric in (or something similar) so well done.

  • @JackLaw2023
    @JackLaw2023 Před rokem +1

    For pyraminx it’s either tymon or John gaynor

  • @Thepartycar3
    @Thepartycar3 Před 5 měsíci

    tommy cherry has grown alot in speed since this

  • @Cow73777
    @Cow73777 Před rokem +1

    This is a nice analysis, but I feel like Max Park is the greatest 3x3 cuber

  • @cubosomes8336
    @cubosomes8336 Před rokem

    I’d love to see an opinion based list.

  • @Hakspo
    @Hakspo Před rokem

    how did you factor in the absense of competitions during covid in the goat qualification for how long world records stand for?

    • @Hakspo
      @Hakspo Před rokem

      o nvm u didnt factor in that at all, good vid nonetheless!

  • @soisaus564
    @soisaus564 Před 25 dny

    i assume "greatest" as in a cuber that is the best _during their times and during the longest times_ instead of looking for present day bests
    considering this analogy, minh thai deserves the position and if not then only track WR standing time as how many solves on that category has been done

  • @JJCuber27
    @JJCuber27 Před rokem

    What was the actual formula you used to calculate the points?

    • @remycubes30
      @remycubes30 Před 11 měsíci

      - how long their record has been standing for
      - number of wrs they have
      - how recent the world record is
      - average adds up more than single

    • @JJCuber27
      @JJCuber27 Před 11 měsíci

      I know but like how do I know if the number of WRs are worth 50 points each or do they get 10 extra points for how long the record stands for etc

  • @asr2009
    @asr2009 Před rokem

    guys with first name as lars invent methods with their last name(lars petrus, lars vandenbergh)

  • @remyscube4865
    @remyscube4865 Před rokem

    Nice!

  • @Wohnrath738
    @Wohnrath738 Před rokem +1

    I agree with you except at multi bld cause i thinj Graham siggins is just the best since he broke the wr by about 15 cubes

    • @cookierobber
      @cookierobber Před rokem +2

      Maskow almost doubled multi WR, and held it for 6 years. Graham has improved WR by ~20% and held it for 3 years, most of which were during Covid. Graham's obviously incredible, but he doesn't touch Maskow's level of dominance

  • @user-hx8ri9xw2q
    @user-hx8ri9xw2q Před rokem +2

    No one can beat Feliks definately.

  • @sloth9093
    @sloth9093 Před rokem

    I got a 6.35 single on squan. My first sub 9 and 3rd sub 10. It was an 11 move solution so a very shitty 1.6x SPS. If i turned normally i would have gotten a sub 5.

  • @benoitthewys7401
    @benoitthewys7401 Před rokem +2

    And if you add all these points together… who has the most points? Feliks I presume. Followed by Max…?

  • @rdgamer4477
    @rdgamer4477 Před rokem

    Idk why I have expected to see Livia Kleiner on the pyraminx list.

  • @josuke21
    @josuke21 Před rokem +3

    Feliks = 🐐

  • @egyptiancuber
    @egyptiancuber Před rokem +2

    Fmc : Hermoine Granger 😂
    True

  • @thephysicistcuber175
    @thephysicistcuber175 Před rokem

    For BLD you should consider singles and averages more on an equal footing with respect to other events.

    • @CubeMasterYT
      @CubeMasterYT  Před rokem

      Yeah thought that too, but I didn't want to bias the algorithm for certain events. Still think those lists are pretty accurate though :)

    • @thephysicistcuber175
      @thephysicistcuber175 Před rokem

      @@CubeMasterYT idk man Marcin behind Leyan Lo makes zero sense to me.

  • @NadaStuff
    @NadaStuff Před rokem

    I feel like a flaw in this ranking system is that, if someone was 2nd place for 9 years, they would still be worse than someone who had a wr for just 2 months.

  • @gusnothingelsejustgus1748

    fun fact: my friend george. his dad is dan knights. number 15 for 3x3.

  • @fingertapper88
    @fingertapper88 Před rokem

    There's a couple of points in here that show a lack of historical understanding of cubing history. For example, not remembering that BLD didn't always used to have an "average".

  • @Ddvgh1
    @Ddvgh1 Před rokem

    Does it piss anyone else off that he says “double u r” instead of “world record” despite world record being faster to say?

  • @donkbonktj5773
    @donkbonktj5773 Před rokem +1

    I think the GOAT is Feliks, followed by Max Park.

  • @yiyangzhong
    @yiyangzhong Před rokem +3

    2x2 Zayn
    3x3 Tymon
    4x4 Sebastian
    5x5 Feliks
    6x6 Max Park
    7x7 Kevin Hays
    Square-1 Max Siaux
    Pyra Tymon

  • @isaiahbatister9998
    @isaiahbatister9998 Před rokem +1

    Feliks is the "goat" and the most influential cuber of all time

  • @BlendtheRules
    @BlendtheRules Před rokem

    Inspection time

  • @Anthony_Jiang
    @Anthony_Jiang Před rokem

    Where is Daniel on the squan list lol

  • @Macrotrophy-mq3wh
    @Macrotrophy-mq3wh Před rokem

    The problem is that the whole idea of 'goat' is flawed its practically impossible to compare different timezones bc its not a linear path of progression its exponential and has dips and curves and even just the greatest is already subjective

  • @marcellmate425
    @marcellmate425 Před 5 měsíci

    Minh Thai 2nd? Yes, he did hold the Wr for 21 years, but let's look at how many official solves happened between 1982 and 2003. Zero. I'd say it isn't too hard to hold a WR if noone can phisically contest it.

  • @BrandonLin1
    @BrandonLin1 Před rokem +1

    we stan bingliang

  • @toadfrommariokart64
    @toadfrommariokart64 Před rokem

    wca statistics but the answer is always 1982

  • @kavinbala8885
    @kavinbala8885 Před rokem +1

    zemdegs is the goat

  • @JamesonJamestackSwick

    Woaj

  • @Wikcan
    @Wikcan Před rokem

    Only 3 people participated in rainbow cube I believe so the top will be whoever got the wr

  • @chungboislim2061
    @chungboislim2061 Před rokem

    I just can't really agree that Feliks is the GOAT when Max and Tymon have 82% of the top 100 3x3 averages of all time and he has 2 (52nd & 99th).
    It's one thing if speedcubing was a head to head type of game, but it's not. It's more like track and field where the measurement of skill is an objective number. Calling Feliks the GOAT is like saying somebody waaay slower than Usain Bolt is the greatest sprinter because they dominated at a time when everybody was slower. It makes Feliks' accomplishments less impressive that his peers were awful, not more.

  • @sketchycube9687
    @sketchycube9687 Před rokem

    It’s j perm

  • @hunter-yt4eq
    @hunter-yt4eq Před rokem

    nice

  • @snailcakes9119
    @snailcakes9119 Před 9 měsíci

    2x2 zayn
    3x3 feliks
    4x4-7x7 max
    OH fahmi 😍
    3x3 blind I’m not sure
    4/5 blind Stanley
    Multi graham
    Fmc sebastian
    Clock yun
    Mega Juan Pablo
    Pyra drew
    Skewb no clue
    Squan Brandon

  • @potatobear29
    @potatobear29 Před rokem

    Minh Thai best cuber no cap

  • @augut.
    @augut. Před rokem

    max is the best at big and tympnnis best at 3x3

  • @speedgleb9389
    @speedgleb9389 Před rokem

    My luckiest sqaure-1 scramble: (4,3)/ (0,-3)/ (-4,-4)/ (-2,-5)/ (0,-3)/ (-3,0)/ (0,-1)/ (6,-3)/ (0,-4)/ (4,0)/ (-3,0)/
    My solution: (-1,0)/(0,-3)/(-5,4)/(-1,6)/(3,-3)/(0,3)/(-3,0)/(3,0)/(-3,0)/(4,0)/(0,-3)/(-1,0)/(3,0)/(1,0)/(0,3)/(-1,0)/(-3,0)/(-3,0)
    I average above ten and this was my first sub-10 single.(8.53)

  • @user-nv5sz1oy1f
    @user-nv5sz1oy1f Před 6 měsíci

    i think tymon is the smartest
    max is the fastest
    yiheng has the potiential
    matty is the quickest
    luke is the coolest
    but still feliks is the GOAT

  • @BrandonNunez
    @BrandonNunez Před rokem +1

    I am the goat

  • @PugCuber
    @PugCuber Před rokem +1

    correction, Sam.
    it’s 17 events. not 16.
    I have no clue where you got 16 from
    also, at 14:57; hey! that’s me!
    and I now realize I forgot Feliks for 5x5…
    I’m a big dumb idiot

  • @10.hours.of.videos
    @10.hours.of.videos Před 10 měsíci

    Minh Thai the best in my opinion

  • @hjw0417
    @hjw0417 Před rokem

    XD

  • @hat_cbw6972
    @hat_cbw6972 Před rokem

    Pr

  • @davidepstein7397
    @davidepstein7397 Před rokem

    Why isn’t Riley dexter here

  • @GodCubing
    @GodCubing Před rokem

    your lists are biased because your algorithm was created by your opinions and while it most likely was not intentional there are certainly some biases in the algorithm.