People · United States
Assaf Shaham
2×2 · top 7.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017SHAH12
Assaf Shaham has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.36, set at Berkeley Summer 2018, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,991st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2017, he has put 148 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.90 in June 2017 to 11.41, a 36% improvement. Assaf has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.36 | 5.08 | top 7.6% | 2,991 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.41 | 13.12 | top 11.8% | 6,361 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.28 | 7.58 | top 20.3% | 3,240 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.02 | 12.17 | top 28.0% | 7,715 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 56.04 | 1:06.44 | top 32.0% | 5,078 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 25.53 | 33.13 | top 40.2% | 2,615 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:20.94 | 2:27.84 | top 61.5% | 5,291 / 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
- 15 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Summer 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at Berkeley Spring 2018.
- 18 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018.
- 24 Jun 2017First competition: 6.25 Bay Area 2017. A 17.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 61 - San Jose 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Cupertino 2018 · 15 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2017 · 18 Nov 2017
- San Ramon Cubed 2017 · 28 Oct 2017
- Berkeley Summer 2017 · 16 Sep 2017
- SacCubing II 2017 · 26 Aug 2017
- 6.25 Bay Area 2017 · 24 Jun 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.
- Siddharth Manchkanti — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Graham Siggins — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tyler Howlett — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.