People · United States
Gavin M. Shafer
3×3 · top 46.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023SHAF05
Gavin M. Shafer has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.26, set at Ephrata Fall 2025, puts him in the top 46.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26,646th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2023, he has put 43 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 48.59 in October 2023 to 22.26, a 54% improvement. Gavin 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 | 22.26 | 25.49 | top 46.1% | 26,646 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.52 | 7.40 | top 56.2% | 22,968 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.57 | 13.22 | top 57.4% | 16,814 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 3:11.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,458 / 9,401 |
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
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ephrata Fall 2025.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 29.43 at Puzzles in Pottsville 2024.
- 14 Oct 2023First competition: Cumberland County Cubing 2023. A 48.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ephrata Fall 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzles in Pottsville 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- It's About Time Bloomsburg 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cumberland County Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 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.
- Zach Ridall — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kyle Meade — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dylan Gesmundo — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.26 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.