People · United States
Nelson Shi
3×3 · top 28.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023SHIN22
Nelson Shi has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.12, set at Turn Back the Clock Miami 2026, puts him in the top 28.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,717th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since October 2023, he has put 35 official solves on the record across four events. Nelson has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.12 | 18.07 | top 28.3% | 15,717 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.67 | 6.58 | top 35.2% | 14,263 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.88 | 1:36.77 | top 57.5% | 10,075 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.51 | 1:05.42 | top 74.4% | 10,930 / 15,900 |
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
- 14 Oct 2023First competition: Cubing Knights IV 2023. A 16.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Turn Back the Clock Miami 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights IV 2023 · 14 Oct 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.
- Anton Vasiutyk — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tyler Davis — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aamina Lakha — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.