People · United States
Kevin T. Shank
3×3 · top 12.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018SHAN23
Kevin T. Shank has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.52, set at Pennsylvania Championship 2022, puts him in the top 12.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,581st in the United States. Across 5 competitions since December 2018, he has put 111 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.75 in December 2018 to 11.52, a 35% improvement. Kevin 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.52 | 14.36 | top 12.2% | 6,581 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.29 | 4.65 | top 17.7% | 6,924 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 46.01 | 53.12 | top 19.6% | 2,973 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.11 | 10.47 | top 28.7% | 7,938 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 6.43 | 9.05 | top 29.1% | 4,777 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.55 | 2:04.04 | top 39.6% | 3,186 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 14.36 | 15.78 | top 45.3% | 3,657 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.91 | 42.53 | top 53.2% | 7,354 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:42.17 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,135 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 4:44.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,119 / 4,196 |
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
- 17 Jun 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.52 at Pennsylvania Championship 2022.
- 17 Jun 2022Six personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania Championship 2022.
- 8 Dec 2018First competition: Penn Cube Day Fall 2018. A 17.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pennsylvania Championship 2022 · 17 Jun 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Northern Virginia Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019
- Virginia Qualifier 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Penn Cube Day Fall 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
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.
- Graham Lively — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Will Callan — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brad Hoffman — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.