People · United States
Caleb Shin
2×2 · top 5.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019SHIN17
Caleb Shin has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.15, set at Berkeley Fall 2022, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,333rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2019, he has put 96 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.84 in October 2019 to 13.29, a 50% improvement. Caleb has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.15 | 8.04 | top 5.8% | 2,333 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.29 | 15.07 | top 18.5% | 9,896 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.21 | 9.09 | top 29.6% | 8,201 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.90 | — | top 52.4% | 8,873 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.58 | — | early days — 3 solves | 10,238 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.36 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,860 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 3:28.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,632 / 7,841 |
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 May 2022First sub-20 3×3: 14.09 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 32 LIVE - SSF 2022.
- 22 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.09 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 32 LIVE - SSF 2022.
- 12 Oct 2019First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019. A 26.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 35 - Pacifica 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 34 - San Ramon 2022 · 3 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2022 · 11 Jun 2022
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 32 LIVE - SSF 2022 · 22 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 24 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 22 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019 · 12 Oct 2019
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.
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Martin — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Stanley Tran — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.