People · United States
Neel Shah
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011SHAH09
Neel Shah has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.14, set at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2016, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,903rd in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2011, he has put 256 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.34 in November 2011 to 9.14, a 59% improvement. Neel 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 | 9.14 | 11.45 | top 5.2% | 2,903 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.79 | 4.93 | top 23.8% | 9,332 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.54 | 38.18 | top 40.7% | 5,444 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.60 | 1:14.50 | top 43.6% | 7,182 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:52.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,780 / 2,092 |
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
- 26 Mar 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.14 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2016.
- 13 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at Tree Town 2013.
- 28 Jul 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.16 at Jersey Shore Open 2012.
- 28 Jul 2012Four personal bests in one day at Jersey Shore Open 2012.
- 3 Mar 2012First sub-20 3×3: 16.81 at Hillsdale Winter 2012.
- 3 Mar 2012Three personal bests in one day at Hillsdale Winter 2012.
Competitions
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2019 · 5 Oct 2019
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018 · 17 Jun 2018
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2016 · 14 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Holy Toledo Winter 2014 · 8 Mar 2014
- Tree Town 2013 · 13 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Jersey Shore Open 2012 · 28 Jul 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Hillsdale Winter 2012 · 3 Mar 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 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.
- James Hildreth — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Nathan Dwyer — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Blake Thompson — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.