People · United States
Elijah Shin
2×2 · top 5.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023SHIN12
Elijah Shin has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.10, set at Olympia Classic 2024, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,170th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2023, he has put 154 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.70 in May 2023 to 9.74, a 34% improvement. Elijah 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 4.02 | top 5.4% | 2,170 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.74 | 11.89 | top 6.7% | 3,693 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.89 | 6.52 | top 7.1% | 1,821 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 12.74 | 29.70 | top 11.3% | 789 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.08 | 21.41 | top 15.3% | 1,974 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 53.32 | 1:00.84 | top 28.7% | 4,475 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 11.07 | 12.49 | top 30.4% | 2,377 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.15 | 2:04.18 | top 42.1% | 3,061 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.04 | 1:57.86 | top 44.0% | 3,615 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 9.72 | 13.26 | top 53.2% | 9,592 / 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
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Bellevue Squan Fest January 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Bellevue Squan Fest January 2025.
- 5 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Olympia Classic 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Lakewood Newcomers 2024.
- 13 May 2023First competition: Lakewood Spring 2023. A 18.31 3×3 single to start from.
- 13 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at Lakewood Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Bellevue Squan Fest January 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Olympia Classic 2024 · 5 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Lakewood Newcomers 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Lucky Lynnwood 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lakewood Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Sameer Aggarwal — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ron G. Arama — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Greyson James — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.