People · United Kingdom
Joe Shelton
3×3 · top 8.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023SHEL08
Joe Shelton has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.31, set at Stevenage July 2026, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 607th in the United Kingdom. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2023, he has put 83 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.62 in September 2023 to 10.31, a 34% improvement. Joe 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.31 | 12.93 | top 8.4% | 607 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 45.39 | 52.97 | top 18.8% | 424 / 2,071 | |
| 2×2 | 5.01 | 6.17 | top 39.4% | 2,069 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.79 | 34.61 | top 46.2% | 811 / 1,851 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.05 | 15.69 | top 67.5% | 2,633 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 16.80 | 19.56 | top 83.5% | 2,035 / 2,421 |
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
- 11 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.78 at Stevenage July 2026.
- 11 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2026.
- 10 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage February 2024.
- 16 Sep 2023First competition: Stevenage September 2023. A 15.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage July 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage February 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2023 · 16 Sep 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.
- Lee Yat Nam — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Felix Hincks — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Murad Asgarov — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 5.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.