People · United States
Shawn Carruthers
2×2 · top 6.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023CARR27
Shawn Carruthers has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.20, set at Blink and You'll Miss It NE 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,530th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since June 2023, he has put 415 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.65 in June 2023 to 13.06, a 42% improvement. Shawn 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 4.26 | top 6.3% | 2,530 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.15 | 6.96 | top 14.1% | 3,767 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 13.06 | 16.76 | top 17.7% | 9,613 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 5.26 | 11.72 | top 20.3% | 3,267 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.39 | 1:24.97 | top 41.2% | 6,805 / 19,354 | |
| Clock | 14.65 | 19.02 | top 46.5% | 3,862 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.48 | 41.64 | top 47.8% | 6,608 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 3:11.93 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,300 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 3:28.88 | — | top 86.2% | 8,131 / 9,537 |
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 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.38 at Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2026.
- 22 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026.
- 10 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Nebraska Championship 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2025.
- 23 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.81 at Sioux City Sunday 2023.
Competitions
- Blink and You'll Miss It NE 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pikes Peak PM 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- South Omaha Scramble 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
- Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Nebraska Championship 2026 · 10 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- NxNebraska 2025 · 15 Nov 2025
- Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Cornfields IA 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Plymouth Puzzle-Off 2025 · 22 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Sioux City Sunday 2023 · 23 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Summer 2023 · 24 Jun 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.
- Chaeli Baker — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Francisco García — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Coleton Pleiss — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.