People · Australia
Michael Shortus
Clock · top 73.3% of 32,048 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026SHOR03
Michael Shortus has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 23.39, set at Orange 2026, puts him in the top 73.3% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 795th in Australia. Across 1 competition since April 2026, he has put 21 official solves on the record across five events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 23.39 | 29.81 | top 73.3% | 795 / 1,095 | |
| 3×3 | 37.11 | 42.23 | top 73.4% | 8,437 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.41 | 14.70 | top 75.1% | 4,542 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 10.72 | 20.32 | top 80.6% | 6,776 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.24 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,111 / 2,659 |
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 story so far
- 11 Apr 2026First competition: Orange 2026. A 37.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Orange 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
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.
- Stuart Dines — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- William Kupkee — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sullivan I'Anson — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 Clock single — 20,707 people have one; it is 3.39 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 7.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.