People · New Zealand
Esmond Shen
Clock · top 25.9% of 32,048 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023SHEN02
Esmond Shen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 10.16, set at New Zealand Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 25.9% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 102nd in New Zealand. Across 5 competitions since January 2023, he has put 115 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Clock best has come down from 14.16 in January 2023 to 10.16, a 28% improvement. Esmond 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 10.16 | 12.44 | top 25.9% | 102 / 303 | |
| Skewb | 7.43 | 18.42 | top 37.0% | 278 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.71 | 14.33 | top 42.3% | 563 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 5.70 | 7.57 | top 47.7% | 812 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 27.18 | 32.70 | top 57.2% | 1,212 / 2,095 |
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, Clock. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 27.18 at A New Year in Auckland 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2024.
- 27 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First competition: A New Year in Hamilton 2023. A 55.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Beachside Auckland 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Harris — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Levi Eyou — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 Clock single — 8,040 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.