People · United States
Ely Yehuda Shemer
2×2 · top 12.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023SHEM01
Ely Yehuda Shemer has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.85, set at Super Duper San Diego 2026, puts him in the top 12.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,936th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since May 2023, he has put 37 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.15 in May 2023 to 18.91, a 62% improvement. Ely 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.85 | 10.63 | top 12.6% | 4,936 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.91 | 28.15 | top 36.8% | 20,736 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 16.64 | 32.54 | top 83.1% | 15,964 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 21.20 | — | early days — 3 solves | 27,512 / 28,708 |
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
- 9 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.91 at Super Duper San Diego 2026.
- 25 Oct 2025First sub-30 3×3: 24.28 at UCSD Unofficial Events 2025.
- 6 May 2023First competition: Gonna Need a Bigger Cube SD 2023. A 50.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD Unofficial Events 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- West Coast Cubing Tour: San Diego 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Gonna Need a Bigger Cube SD 2023 · 6 May 2023
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.
- Jason Chang (章維祐) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- David Youn — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shane Grogan — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.