People · United States
Edward Shih
3×3 · top 18.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025SHIH08
Edward Shih has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.36, set at Davis Big Summer 2026, puts him in the top 18.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,035th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since November 2025, he has put 79 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 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.71 in November 2025 to 13.36, a 50% improvement. Edward 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.36 | 14.62 | top 18.7% | 10,035 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 54.89 | 59.63 | top 30.6% | 4,826 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.87 | 27.24 | top 31.1% | 4,029 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.00 | 1:46.88 | top 34.6% | 2,456 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 15.07 | 16.41 | top 48.2% | 3,917 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.24 | 2:25.83 | top 58.3% | 4,977 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.07 | 16.68 | top 67.7% | 20,006 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 8.19 | 10.85 | top 69.0% | 28,540 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 14.28 | 19.86 | top 75.8% | 14,383 / 18,907 |
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
- 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
- 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 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sebastian Stone — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mason Wong — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 4.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.