People · United States
Troy Shang
3×3 · top 3.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026SHAN08
Troy Shang has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.58, set at Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,256th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since April 2026, he has put 34 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Troy has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.58 | 9.70 | top 3.9% | 2,256 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 4.57 | top 16.1% | 6,370 / 41,674 |
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
- 19 Apr 2026First competition: Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026. A 9.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026 · 19 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Dan Nguyen — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Conrad Fintland — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ian Lee Kim — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.