People · Australia
Lucas Shi
3×3 · top 0.97% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023SHIL02
Lucas Shi has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.63, set at Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026, puts him in the top 0.97% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 109th in Australia. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since December 2023, he has put 353 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.83 in December 2023 to 6.63, a 52% improvement. Lucas has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.63 | 8.93 | top 0.97% | 109 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.67 | 4.37 | top 2.7% | 129 / 6,109 | |
| 4×4 | 31.29 | 34.05 | top 3.7% | 99 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.61 | 1:05.64 | top 7.1% | 99 / 1,412 | |
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 3.45 | top 9.2% | 712 / 8,727 | |
| Megaminx | 59.33 | 1:07.73 | top 9.7% | 122 / 1,313 | |
| 6×6 | 1:59.73 | 2:08.73 | top 10.9% | 64 / 667 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.90 | 19.05 | top 12.4% | 280 / 2,685 | |
| Square-1 | 14.38 | 19.20 | top 15.0% | 152 / 920 | |
| Clock | 8.06 | 11.15 | top 15.4% | 181 / 1,159 | |
| 7×7 | 3:31.56 | 3:42.04 | top 20.4% | 93 / 540 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:18.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 171 / 399 | |
| Skewb | 7.89 | 8.50 | top 40.5% | 1,249 / 3,589 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026Five personal bests in one day at Take Your Time Sydney 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Six personal bests in one day at NxNjoyable Sydney Gathering 2026.
- 9 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds VII: Spring Sunday 2025.
- 11 Oct 2025Six personal bests in one day at Take Your Time Sydney 2025.
- 24 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Tramsheds VI: Winter Sunday 2025.
- 24 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Tramsheds VI: Winter Sunday 2025.
Competitions
- Take Your Time Sydney 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NxNjoyable Sydney Gathering 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VII: Spring Sunday 2025 · 9 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Sydney 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VI: Winter Sunday 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Odd Sides in Sydney 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kogarah Cube Day Saturday 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 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.
- Miles Irwin — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Archimedes Dines — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Kristian Trubajic — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.