People · United States
Shai Aschkenasy
2×2 · top 13.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022ASCH01
Shai Aschkenasy has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.89, set at Mission Viejo Fall 2025, puts him in the top 13.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,116th in the United States. Across 10 competitions since November 2022, he has put 197 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.37 in November 2022 to 12.45, a 64% improvement. Shai has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 4.72 | top 13.0% | 5,116 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.45 | 17.71 | top 15.5% | 8,269 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.26 | 8.60 | top 27.8% | 4,541 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.17 | 12.08 | top 46.3% | 13,320 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 18.28 | 21.74 | top 59.6% | 5,012 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.34 | — | top 63.1% | 11,053 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 38.81 | 1:12.72 | top 63.9% | 4,207 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 3:12.04 | — | top 78.3% | 6,163 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:02.13 | — | early days — 3 solves | 12,793 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 4:13.15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,849 / 9,401 |
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
- 23 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.41 at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 23 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 1 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at UCSB Favorites 2025.
- 12 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Mission Viejo Fall 2025.
- 20 Jul 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.17 at UCLA Summer 2025.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 22.83 at Corona Summer 2023.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- UCLA Spring 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSB Favorites 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Mission Viejo Fall 2025 · 12 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- UCLA Summer 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Los Angeles Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024
- Agoura SpookCubing 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Corona Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Winter WestSide Events 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
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.
- Shane Grogan — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alex Lehman — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Liv Coverdale — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.