People · United States
Edward Shih
3×3 · top 6.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025SHIH08
Edward Shih has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.59, set at SacCubing XXIV 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,578th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2025, he has put 106 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.71 in November 2025 to 9.59, a 64% improvement. Edward has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.59 | 14.62 | top 6.4% | 3,578 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 5.40 | top 22.5% | 8,952 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 54.89 | 59.63 | top 30.7% | 4,900 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.87 | 27.24 | top 31.2% | 4,090 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.74 | 13.43 | top 34.1% | 9,766 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.00 | 1:46.88 | top 34.7% | 2,518 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 15.07 | 16.41 | top 48.2% | 4,018 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.24 | 2:25.83 | top 58.4% | 5,064 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 14.28 | 19.86 | top 75.8% | 14,587 / 19,164 |
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
- 20 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.59 at SacCubing XXIV 2026.
- 20 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XXIV 2026.
- 8 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.36 at Davis Big Summer 2026.
- 8 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Davis Big Summer 2026.
- 17 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 15.38 at SacCubing XXIII 2026.
- 2 Nov 2025First competition: Cool Down Berkeley 2025. A 26.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SacCubing XXIV 2026 · 20 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Davis Big Summer 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Alameda County Fair 2026 · 27 Jun 2026
- SacCubing XXIII 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cool Down Berkeley 2025 · 2 Nov 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.
- Bowen Deng (邓博文) — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sebastian Stone — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jaden Thompson — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.