People · United States
Shawn William Pena
Pyraminx · top 4.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023PENA10
Shawn William Pena has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.31, set at Mason Cube Challenge 2023, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,239th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2023, he has put 231 official solves on the record across nine 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 23.58 in May 2023 to 13.46, a 43% improvement. Shawn has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 3.31 | 10.59 | top 4.7% | 1,239 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.64 | 6.17 | top 8.6% | 1,317 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 13.46 | 18.43 | top 19.1% | 10,247 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 11.39 | 12.80 | top 32.1% | 2,510 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 4.62 | 7.27 | top 34.5% | 13,730 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.55 | 1:23.20 | top 43.5% | 7,170 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.12 | 43.51 | top 57.5% | 8,002 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.07 | 2:29.22 | top 58.8% | 5,020 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 5:10.37 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,372 / 4,196 |
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
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Circle City Cubing 2024.
- 24 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.67 at Little Giant Open 2023.
- 24 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Little Giant Open 2023.
- 21 May 2023First competition: Gem City Donuts and Dragons 2023. A 23.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minxville Indiana 2025 · 7 Jun 2025
- Minxville Indiana 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Circle City Cubing 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Little Giant Open 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bloomington Open 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024 · 21 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mason Cube Challenge 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Little Giant Open 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Gem City Donuts and Dragons 2023 · 21 May 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.
- Lucy Grace Bryson — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Luke Garrett — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
- Amos Lyons — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.