People · Republic of Korea
Michael Deshazer
3×3 · top 8.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024IIIM01
Michael Deshazer has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.48, set at Hasselt Saturday Open 2025, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 516th in Republic of Korea. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2024, he has put 155 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.32 in October 2024 to 10.48, a 53% improvement. Michael has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.48 | 11.89 | top 8.9% | 516 / 4,390 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.72 | 9.08 | top 33.9% | 520 / 1,294 | |
| 2×2 | 4.58 | 5.62 | top 34.0% | 1,025 / 2,334 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.18 | 32.53 | top 44.8% | 568 / 981 | |
| Skewb | 9.34 | 13.81 | top 50.9% | 502 / 874 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.49 | — | top 66.3% | 1,025 / 1,316 | |
| Megaminx | 2:49.34 | — | early days — 3 solves | 401 / 526 | |
| Square-1 | 57.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 336 / 383 | |
| 5×5 | 3:55.73 | — | early days — 3 solves | 675 / 725 | |
| Clock | 36.97 | — | early days — 1 solve | 518 / 541 |
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
- 8 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Leersum Squared 2025.
- 19 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Alphen Cubing 2025.
- 22 Dec 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.90 at Christmas Cubing Breda 2024.
- 15 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.66 at Dutch Nationals 2024.
- 15 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024First competition: Dutch Open 2024. A 22.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hasselt Saturday Open 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Leersum Squared 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Alphen Cubing 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Christmas Cubing Breda 2024 · 22 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024
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.
- Ferre Poortier — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Hugo Garstman — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Nanno Venhorst — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.