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Samuel Shellard
2×2 · top 6.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023SHEL02
Samuel Shellard has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Wide Bay Cubing 2024, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 442nd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 157 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.91 in February 2023 to 11.16, a 14% improvement. Samuel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 3.66 | top 6.1% | 442 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.89 | 10.17 | top 7.1% | 315 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 11.16 | 12.08 | top 11.0% | 978 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.19 | 34.97 | top 44.8% | 1,042 / 2,659 | |
| Skewb | 9.14 | 12.03 | top 49.4% | 1,571 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.04 | 1:33.46 | top 53.4% | 1,476 / 3,051 | |
| Megaminx | 3:16.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,079 / 1,277 |
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
- 6 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Wide Bay Cubing 2024.
- 8 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2023.
- 4 Feb 2023First competition: Brisbane Summer 2023. A 12.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026 · 14 Feb 2026
- Wide Bay Cubing 2025 · 12 Jul 2025
- Wide Bay Cubing 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Jamie Otsu — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lucas Otsu — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Kyle Jones — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.