People · United States
Tyler Shimada
2×2 · top 2.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2013 · 2013SHIM01
Tyler Shimada has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.57, set at US Nationals 2014, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 970th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2013, he has put 219 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.18 in March 2013 to 1.57, a 51% improvement. Tyler has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 1.57 | 3.26 | top 2.5% | 970 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.97 | 12.90 | top 10.4% | 5,614 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.08 | 7.24 | top 13.7% | 3,568 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 9.58 | 11.07 | top 23.0% | 1,767 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 51.30 | 58.46 | top 26.3% | 4,053 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 38.33 | early days — 3 solves | 652 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.89 | 35.07 | top 44.1% | 5,958 / 15,683 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Aug 2014Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 9 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Hillsdale Fall 2013.
- 29 Jun 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Dixon Summer 2013.
- 30 Mar 2013First competition: UIUC Spring 2013. A 17.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mishawaka Fall 2014 · 27 Sep 2014
- Wiscube 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2013 · 7 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Hillsdale Fall 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Dixon Summer 2013 · 29 Jun 2013 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Spring 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 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.
- Noa Choi — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Walker Welch — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Brandon Mikel — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.