People · New Zealand
Cameron Short
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022SHOR05
Cameron Short has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.00, set at Auckland Winter Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 88th in New Zealand. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2022, he has put 358 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.07 in December 2022 to 8.00, a 68% improvement. Cameron has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.00 | 10.53 | top 2.8% | 88 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 1.68 | 3.69 | top 3.0% | 89 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.32 | 9.37 | top 15.2% | 216 / 1,149 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.19 | 23.42 | top 15.6% | 100 / 607 | |
| 4×4 | 48.63 | 1:01.45 | top 23.0% | 162 / 745 | |
| Clock | 11.28 | 13.27 | top 31.4% | 120 / 319 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.96 | 2:13.88 | top 49.3% | 169 / 364 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Dualling in Milford 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.52 at Auckland Winter Open 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Winter Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 16 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Te Atatū Newcomers Open 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.43 at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
Competitions
- Dualling in Milford 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2026 · 27 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Drury Summer 2025 · 15 Nov 2025
- Clauckland 2024 · 13 Jul 2024
- Te Atatū Newcomers Open 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022
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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jesse Brooke — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xavier Courteau-Laing — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.