People · United States
Gray M. Shively
2×2 · top 9.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023SHIV01
Gray M. Shively has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at FSUbers 4.0 2023, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,585th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 84 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.78 in January 2023 to 14.15, a 28% improvement. Gray has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 2.52 | 4.42 | top 9.1% | 3,585 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.11 | 8.12 | top 20.8% | 5,601 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.15 | 17.98 | top 21.5% | 11,600 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.46 | 1:25.21 | top 52.9% | 8,984 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 11.33 | 14.98 | top 62.6% | 11,593 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 21.61 | 23.27 | top 69.1% | 5,960 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 3:46.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,396 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 9:36.36 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,109 / 3,184 |
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
- 29 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.15 at FSUbers 4.0 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023First competition: Pegasus 2023. A 19.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- FSUbers 4.0 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kendeda Kubing A 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pegasus 2023 · 7 Jan 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.
- Aamina Lakha — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Keagan Aiken — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Ali Jawad Parpia — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.