People · Australia
Charlie Shulman
2×2 · top 8.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023SHUL01
Charlie Shulman has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at Brisbane Summer 2024, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 671st in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since September 2023, he has put 176 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.11 in September 2023 to 11.28, a 49% improvement. Charlie 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 4.68 | top 8.7% | 671 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 11.28 | 14.18 | top 11.4% | 1,035 / 11,943 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 42.33 | early days — 3 solves | 147 / 474 | |
| Clock | 11.17 | 16.34 | top 30.8% | 340 / 1,159 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.21 | 9.51 | top 38.0% | 2,069 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.44 | 35.66 | top 43.1% | 1,014 / 2,685 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.20 | 2:09.64 | top 43.4% | 540 / 1,313 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:19.78 | — | top 58.0% | 267 / 399 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.39 | — | top 62.5% | 1,800 / 3,108 | |
| Skewb | 12.34 | 24.47 | top 67.7% | 2,317 / 3,589 | |
| 5×5 | 3:12.94 | 3:53.16 | top 82.1% | 1,211 / 1,412 | |
| 6×6 | 7:27.83 | 8:05.84 | early days — 3 solves | 635 / 667 |
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
- 27 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Please Be Quiet Brisbane 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Eastside Side Events 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 14.26 at Brisbane Summer 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.26 at Brisbane Summer 2024.
- 3 Sep 2023First competition: U Cube at UQ Sunday 2023. A 22.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brisbane Summer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025
- Brisbane Mega Blind 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
- MarsdeNxN 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals FMC 2024 · 7 Jul 2024
- Brisbane: At 6's and 7's 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Please Be Quiet Brisbane 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in Corinda Saturday 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Eastside Side Events 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Brisbane Big n Blind 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
- U Cube at UQ Sunday 2023 · 3 Sep 2023
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.
- Charlie Eggins — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mitchell Anderson — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Ming Dao Ting — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.