People · United States
Michael Shubentsov
3×3 · top 0.41% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023SHUB01
Michael Shubentsov has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.85, set at Arkansolve Fall 2024, puts him in the top 0.41% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 280th in the United States. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since February 2023, he has put 542 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.44 in February 2023 to 5.85, a 70% improvement. Michael 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.85 | 7.55 | top 0.41% | 280 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 26.94 | 32.85 | top 1.4% | 234 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 1.55 | 2.28 | top 2.4% | 957 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.32 | 15.66 | top 3.5% | 534 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:00.78 | 1:09.18 | top 6.0% | 498 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.85 | 7.73 | top 7.0% | 1,796 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 14.73 | 19.94 | top 15.8% | 1,085 / 6,846 | |
| Clock | 8.15 | 9.55 | top 15.8% | 1,238 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 11.03 | 12.75 | top 61.0% | 11,390 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 2:38.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,106 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 5:51.32 | 6:14.41 | early days — 3 solves | 2,026 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 4:08.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,704 / 4,262 |
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 2026Four personal bests in one day at Arkansas Cube Day 2026.
- 20 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Arkansas Championship 2026.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Arkansolve Fall 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Six personal bests in one day at DFW Megacomp 2024.
- 3 Nov 2023Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.50 at Springfield Summer Open 2023.
Competitions
- Arkansas Cube Day 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Arkansas Championship 2026 · 20 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Arkansolve Fall 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2025 · 18 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Arkansas Championship 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Arkansolve Fall 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Megacomp 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Springfield Summer Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Arkansolve 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Catered Cubing Arkansas 2023 · 4 Feb 2023
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead once
- Titus Sutterfield — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Will Westerman — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 41 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 355 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.