People · New Zealand
Konnor Shan
Pyraminx · top 7.8% of 130,891 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023SHAN05
Konnor Shan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.03, set at Melbourne Summer 2026, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 126th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2023, he has put 254 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.67 in March 2023 to 11.63, a 34% improvement. Konnor has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.03 | 8.20 | top 7.8% | 126 / 1,149 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 4.99 | top 9.6% | 202 / 1,627 | |
| Skewb | 3.80 | 7.08 | top 9.6% | 87 / 670 | |
| 3×3 | 11.63 | 15.50 | top 12.7% | 264 / 2,145 | |
| 4×4 | 59.86 | 1:10.60 | top 36.4% | 229 / 745 | |
| Square-1 | 27.03 | 34.75 | top 43.6% | 125 / 254 | |
| Clock | 14.76 | — | top 46.9% | 170 / 319 | |
| 5×5 | 2:13.94 | 2:21.16 | top 57.8% | 206 / 364 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2026.
- 31 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at VIC State Championship 2025.
- 19 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.15 at NZ South Island Championship 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023First competition: Southernmost Solving 2023. A 18.62 3×3 single to start from.
- 25 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Southernmost Solving 2023.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- VIC State Championship 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2024 · 19 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Ōtepoti Winter 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Southernmost Solving 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests 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.
- Henry Eyles — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Connor Johnson — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zayd Chaudhry — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.