People · United States
CJ Sheng
2×2 · top 1.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2012 · 2012SHEN02
CJ Sheng has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.28, set at Mishawaka Winter 2017, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 534th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 47 competitions since June 2012, he has put 1,877 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.03 in June 2012 to 7.21, a 62% improvement. CJ has entered 47 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 1.28 | 3.54 | top 1.3% | 534 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 7.21 | 9.76 | top 1.6% | 962 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.86 | 4.93 | top 3.2% | 846 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 2.80 | 5.80 | top 4.0% | 631 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 35.74 | 40.74 | top 7.4% | 1,129 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 6.82 | 8.80 | top 10.3% | 797 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.38 | 1:17.48 | top 10.5% | 822 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:03.54 | 1:04.96 | top 11.9% | 802 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 2:05.45 | 2:13.44 | top 13.4% | 494 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 3:14.98 | 3:24.10 | top 14.8% | 412 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.47 | 21.38 | top 16.3% | 2,112 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 16.55 | 24.51 | top 19.9% | 1,342 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:55.89 | 2:20.80 | top 32.2% | 663 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 6:56.71 | — | early days — 1 solve | 152 / 440 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | top 55.5% | 1,178 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 6 cubes · 49:23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 729 / 731 |
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
- 19 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Chicago Area Twist Spring B 2024.
- 24 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019.
- 27 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2018.
- 23 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Coach Pigeon 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Dixon Spring 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dixon Winter 2017.
Competitions
- Ackerman Spring 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring B 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Naperville Winter A 2022 · 17 Dec 2022
- Cubing Peoria 2022 · 24 Sep 2022
- NA Stadium Series - Green Bay 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Windy City New Year 2022 · 31 Dec 2021
- Cubing Peoria 2020 · 16 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Fall 2019 · 1 Dec 2019
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019
- FMC 2019 · 15 Jun 2019
- Blind N' Feet Wisconsin 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Peoria 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Virtual Cubing 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Madison Blind N Stuff 2018 · 7 Oct 2018
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Coach Pigeon 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Spring 2018 · 6 May 2018
- Three Seconds Snakes 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
- Dixon Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Please Be As Quiet As A Cat 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Elk Cubing 2018 · 18 Mar 2018
- Lions Cubing 2018 · 21 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Big Cheese Open 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Winter 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- ChicaGhosts 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hillcrest Cubing 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cat and Mouse 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Dixon Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Fall 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Clock N' Other Stuff 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 8 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2nd Edition 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Dixon Summer 2015 · 27 Jun 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Clock N' Stuff 2015 · 23 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Spring 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Fall 2014 · 27 Sep 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Wiscube 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Spring 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2013 · 24 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Dixon Summer 2013 · 29 Jun 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Dixon Open 2012 · 16 Jun 2012
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.
- Joshua Feran — met in 328 rounds, finished ahead 63 times
- Brian Johnson — met in 263 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Walker Welch — met in 242 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.