People · United States
Matthew Shen
2×2 · top 14.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022SHEN06
Matthew Shen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2025, puts him in the top 14.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,504th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since May 2022, he has put 107 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.49 in May 2022 to 12.56, a 53% improvement. Matthew 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.98 | 4.41 | top 14.0% | 5,504 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.56 | 14.53 | top 15.9% | 8,508 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.05 | 11.65 | top 28.3% | 7,796 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.24 | 1:13.96 | top 44.2% | 7,300 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.65 | 2:14.18 | top 49.0% | 3,642 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,506 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 27.20 | 35.04 | top 96.1% | 18,384 / 18,907 |
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
- 30 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.72 at Temecula Valley Fall 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.70 at Nub Open Yucaipa 2024.
- 8 May 2022First competition: A Bruin Cube Day 2022. A 26.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD Unofficial Events 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Nub Open Yucaipa 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- A Bruin Cube Day 2022 · 8 May 2022
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.
- Liv Coverdale — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Alejandro Gutierrez — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Dan Tran — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.