People · United States
Shepherd Herman
2×2 · top 42.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026HERM05
Shepherd Herman has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.28, set at Seattle Summer 2026, puts him in the top 42.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,228th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2026, he has put 25 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.52 in April 2026 to 23.05, a 35% improvement. Shepherd has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 5.28 | 7.51 | top 42.8% | 17,228 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 23.05 | 28.54 | top 48.0% | 27,895 / 59,724 |
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 Jul 2026First sub-30 3×3: 23.05 at Seattle Summer 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026First competition: North Sound Spring 2026. A 35.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Seattle Summer 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Dawgs at Denny UW 2026 · 9 May 2026
- North Sound Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
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.
- Omar Schaffer — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Sonja Black — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mark Cordell — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.