Phil Yu

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Phil Yu
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Phil Yu
Background Information
Alias(es): a small kitten, asmallkitten, ask
Country: United States
Born: 12/09 (age 24)
Occupation(s): Student, TheCubicle.us
Years Active: 2010-present
WCA ID: 2010YUPH01
Claim to Fame: OH ranking, ZZ Method


Phil Yu (also known as a small kitten or variations thereof) is an Asian-American speedcuber from Plainsboro, New Jersey. Since 2010, he has been among the fastest one-handed cubers in the world, and the fastest to use the ZZ method (together with the VH system). He has posted several record-shattering home Ao5 videos at several points in the OH WR progression. He set the average North American Record of 13.46 at Saint Joseph's College Summer 2012.

Phil is currently a second year student at Georgetown Law in the class of 2015. In 2011, he and fellow NYU student cuber James Chang opened an online cube store, TheCubicle.us.

Trivia

  • a small kitten has small hands, with the right hand being a centimeter smaller than the left.
  • He is one of the few cubers to have two-handed rather than one-handed amnesia.

Notable Videos

Unofficial

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