People · Canada
Derek Shen
Pyraminx · top 36.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016SHEN12
Derek Shen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.02, set at No 3x3x3 Mississauga 2018, puts him in the top 36.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,664th in Canada. Across 4 competitions since June 2016, he has put 37 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.00 in June 2016 to 24.11, a 43% improvement. Derek has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.02 | 9.95 | top 36.3% | 1,664 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 24.11 | 28.32 | top 50.6% | 5,237 / 10,392 | |
| Square-1 | 31.96 | 39.99 | top 53.2% | 474 / 952 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.58 | 1:30.30 | top 56.4% | 1,576 / 3,118 | |
| Megaminx | 2:50.46 | 3:08.34 | top 70.4% | 870 / 1,375 | |
| 2×2 | 11.24 | 17.59 | top 82.2% | 6,048 / 7,173 |
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
- 17 Jun 2017First sub-30 3×3: 24.11 at Newmarket Open 2017.
- 18 Jun 2016First competition: Newmarket Open 2016. A 42.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- No 3x3x3 Mississauga 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Pickering Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
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.
- Jonathan Tan Wei Xiat — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Leo Min-Bedford — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brennen Lin — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.