People · United States
Adit Shah
3×3 · top 14.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017SHAH09
Adit Shah has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.20, set at Mudd Winter 2020, puts him in the top 14.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,807th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since April 2017, he has put 73 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:11.91 in April 2017 to 12.20, an 83% improvement. Adit has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.20 | 14.99 | top 14.6% | 7,807 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.01 | 1:48.43 | top 36.9% | 2,936 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:12.95 | 2:34.09 | early days — 3 solves | 791 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.61 | 1:12.03 | top 42.4% | 6,975 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.02 | 58.53 | top 60.8% | 8,549 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,886 / 2,040 | |
| 6×6 | 8:02.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,104 / 4,196 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Mudd Winter 2020.
- 5 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.63 at Mudd Fall 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019First sub-30 3×3: 17.76 at San Diego Summer 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.76 at San Diego Summer 2019.
- 27 Apr 2019First sub-60 3×3: 34.30 at West LA Spring 2019.
- 23 Apr 2017First competition: OCSEF Open 2017. A 1:11.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD Big and Blind 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Mudd Winter 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Grossmont Fall 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Mudd Fall 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego Summer 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- West LA Spring 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- OCSEF Open 2017 · 23 Apr 2017
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Michael Young — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Nathenson — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Margot Audero — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-1:30 5×5 single — 11,140 people have one; it is 12.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.