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Ansh Shah
2×2 · top 9.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017SHAH32
Ansh Shah has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.53, set at DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,622nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 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 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.75 in November 2017 to 13.69, a 67% improvement. Ansh has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.53 | 5.67 | top 9.2% | 3,622 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.72 | 21.63 | top 14.4% | 1,871 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 4.90 | 8.45 | top 17.4% | 2,749 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 13.69 | 18.94 | top 19.9% | 10,698 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.82 | 8.67 | top 34.7% | 9,808 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.20 | 1:15.33 | top 39.8% | 6,468 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:30.47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,743 / 9,401 |
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
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Don't DNS Denton 2025.
- 11 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.20 at DFW Cubing Fiesta July 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.69 at DFW Cubing Fiesta July 2018.
- 11 Feb 2018First sub-30 3×3: 28.61 at Odd Cubing Day 2018.
- 18 Nov 2017First competition: Parity for Charity 2017. A 41.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Don't DNS Denton 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta July 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Odd Cubing Day 2018 · 11 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Parity for Charity 2017 · 18 Nov 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.
- Mahith Bandi — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Azhar Virani — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Pranav Veera — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.