People · United States
Andrew O'Shea
2×2 · top 8.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016OSHE01
Andrew O'Shea has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.49, set at Cubing Peoria 2019, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,460th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2016, he has put 139 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.25 in June 2016 to 12.39, a 47% improvement. Andrew has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.49 | 4.20 | top 8.8% | 3,460 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.39 | 13.57 | top 15.2% | 8,155 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.07 | 8.94 | top 18.7% | 2,975 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.85 | 8.30 | top 26.6% | 7,290 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 15.63 | 19.89 | top 50.4% | 4,115 / 8,927 |
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
- 9 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.39 at Bulldog Cubing 2017.
- 9 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Bulldog Cubing 2017.
- 3 Sep 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.57 at Wiscube 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016First competition: Indiana 2016. A 23.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Geneva IL Mini 2026 · 22 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Iowa Winter Cooldown 2026 · 28 Feb 2026
- Cubing at Iowa State 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Peoria 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cat and Mouse 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
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.
- Joshua Feran — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- CJ Sheng — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zennan Zuiker — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.