People · Chinese Taipei
Jhong-En Shih (施仲恩)
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023SHIH05
Jhong-En Shih (施仲恩) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.78, set at Shin Kong Cube Open - Taichung 2025, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 258th in Chinese Taipei. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 55 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.96 in July 2023 to 8.78, a 45% improvement. He 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 | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.78 | 11.41 | top 4.4% | 258 / 4,213 | |
| 2×2 | 3.85 | 4.26 | top 24.6% | 594 / 1,669 |
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
- 2 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2025.
- 3 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.64 at Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023First competition: Maru Cube Day 2023. A 17.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shin Kong Cube Open - Taichung 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Shin Kong Cube Open - Taichung 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Maru Cube Day 2023 · 22 Jul 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.
- Chia-Leo Lin (林珈樂) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yueh-Lin Tsai (蔡岳霖) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chun-Pao Ni (倪君寶) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.