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{{Method Infobox
|name=Yau5
|image=Yau5.png
|proposers=[[Robert Yau]]
|year= 2009
|steps= 8
|moves= Unknown
|algs= None
|purpose=<sup></sup>
* [[Speedsolving]]
}}

'''Yau5''', not to be confused with [[Yau4]], is a 5x5x5 speedsolving method proposed by [[Robert Yau]]. It can also be, and frequently is, applied to bigger cubes.

Yau5 is ''not'' the same as [[Yau]] ([[Yau4]]). While both have a [[partial cross]] step, Yau5 pairs edges differently from Yau4. See Steps below.

== Steps ==
# Solve two opposite [[center]]s
# Solve 3 of the cross edges
# Solve the last 4 centers by solving the layer closest to the partial cross, then the next closest, etc.
# Solve the final cross edge
# Pair 4 2nd layer edges
# Solve 2 adjacent [[F2L pair]]s
# Pair the last 4 edges (+ [[parity]] on odd-[[order]]ed cubes)
# Solve like a 3x3x3 (+ [[parity]] on even-[[order]]ed cubes)

== Pros ==
* Cross and 2 F2L pairs are already done when you start the 3x3 step
* Easy edge-pairing

== Cons ==
* Centers are a little harder
* Difficult to find the right edges to pair

== Notable Users ==
* [[Mats Valk]]
* [[Robert Yau]]
* [[Jayden McNeill]]
* [[Ciarán Beahan]]
* [[Tymon Kolasiński]]

== See Also ==
* [[Yau]]
* [[Reduction]]
* [[Hoya]]

== External Links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvgZGgy-TB5bZWi0UZNl4WVfG0rYx6cUl CubeSkills Yau5 Tutorials/Examples Playlist]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6ELNEe0_3Y&t=1s Robert Yau example Yau5 solves]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVI7QmnoPnc Mats Valk 5x5x5 ER average with Yau5]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZcjQbWalvI Mats Valk 5x5x5 ER single with Yau5]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXz-Nugo3i8 Jayden McNeill 5x5, 6x6, and 7x7 example solves with Yau5]