People · Ireland
Edward Shields
3×3 · top 17.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025SHIE02
Edward Shields has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.95, set at Leopardstown Cube Races 2025, puts him in the top 17.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 237th in Ireland. Across 3 competitions since June 2025, he has put 35 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.41 in June 2025 to 12.95, a 61% improvement. Edward has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.95 | 16.91 | top 17.2% | 237 / 1,427 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.16 | 11.02 | top 46.2% | 477 / 911 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.55 | 40.68 | top 58.3% | 225 / 448 | |
| 2×2 | 6.89 | 7.69 | top 59.5% | 706 / 1,163 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.51 | — | top 71.6% | 374 / 579 | |
| 5×5 | 3:17.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 252 / 296 |
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
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.95 at Leopardstown Cube Races 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025First sub-30 3×3: 16.93 at Re-Laois the Cubers 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.93 at Re-Laois the Cubers 2025.
- 15 Jun 2025First competition: PBs in Phibblestown 2025. A 33.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Leopardstown Cube Races 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Re-Laois the Cubers 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- PBs in Phibblestown 2025 · 15 Jun 2025
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.
- Ciarán Beahan — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Timmons — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- William Carey — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.