People · United States
Shane David
Pyraminx · top 2.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018DAVI08
Shane David has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.55, set at Colorado Qualifier 2019, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 617th in the United States. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since March 2018, he has put 508 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.82 in March 2018 to 8.94, a 30% improvement. Shane has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.55 | 6.02 | top 2.3% | 617 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 8.94 | 11.68 | top 4.7% | 2,647 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 3.99 | top 9.3% | 3,669 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 43.01 | 49.10 | top 15.8% | 2,388 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:14.43 | 1:22.32 | top 18.3% | 1,240 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.23 | 1:26.71 | top 18.5% | 1,428 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:32.54 | 2:41.41 | top 26.9% | 944 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 3:57.70 | 4:01.91 | top 29.7% | 831 / 3,184 | |
| Skewb | 7.10 | 9.16 | top 34.4% | 5,813 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.25 | 33.68 | top 34.9% | 4,603 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:51.24 | 5:07.15 | early days — 3 solves | 1,611 / 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
- 11 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Colorado Springs Winter 2020.
- 1 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 25 May 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.94 at Colorado Qualifier 2019.
- 25 May 2019Ten personal bests in one day at Colorado Qualifier 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019.
- 26 May 2018Six personal bests in one day at Colorado Qualifier 2018.
Competitions
- USAFA Flyby Cubing 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
- Colorado Springs Winter 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Denver Back to School 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Silent Summer Orlando 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019 · 1 Jun 2019
- Colorado Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 10 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Pueblo Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018
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.
- Dylan Hughlett — met in 71 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Walker — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- AJ Blair — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.