Phil Yu

Rubik's Cube Expert

Phil Yu is a Rubik’s Cube expert based in New York, New York. He is both a prominent member of the cubing community and CEO of TheCubicle, a leading online specialty cube store committed to providing customers with superior products and an innovative cubing experience. TheCubicle was launched in August of 2011 with a handful of popular World Cubing Association puzzles and a variety of hand-done custom mods. Over the years, they have been recognized as a major innovator and a top contributor in the speedcubing community. As CEO, Phil manages business development, innovation, and media at TheCubicle. He is best known for being a one-handed specialist using the ZZ method. Phil was a dominant OH solver on the East Coast in the early 2010s and set a North American record average in August 2012, which ranked 2nd in the world at the time. During his competitive career, Phil published a series of tutorials on ZZ and helped inspire mainstream interest in the method. Phil received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Business from New York University and a JD from Georgetown University.

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