People · United States
Olivia Shi
3×3 · top 9.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023SHIO01
Olivia Shi has been competing for 3 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.80, set at No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026, puts her in the top 9.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,360th in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2023, she has put 107 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 27.39 in April 2023 to 10.80, a 61% improvement. Olivia 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.80 | 13.39 | top 9.9% | 5,360 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.78 | 4.86 | top 11.8% | 4,653 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.23 | 6.62 | top 14.6% | 3,836 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.49 | 25.99 | top 21.8% | 2,805 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 6.46 | 13.28 | top 29.4% | 4,821 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,490 / 19,072 |
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
- 9 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026.
- 17 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.92 at Hsinchu Summer Open 2025.
- 16 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.51 at Liberty Science Center Open B 2025.
- 16 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open B 2025.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Empire State Spring 2023. A 27.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Brooklyn Waldorf Winter 2025 · 7 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hsinchu Summer Open 2025 · 17 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Liberty Science Center Open B 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Newark's On Track 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 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 her.
- Nicholas Trofimov — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yuki Nagai — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Patrick Chen — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as she improves.