People · United States
Alan Joby
3×3 · top 8.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024JOBY01
Alan Joby has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.41, set at North Sound Spring 2026, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,771st in the United States. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since October 2024, he has put 27 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.37 in October 2024 to 10.41, a 32% improvement. Alan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.41 | 14.50 | top 8.7% | 4,771 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.76 | 9.42 | top 42.8% | 12,251 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,347 / 19,072 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 10.41 at North Sound Spring 2026.
- 19 Oct 2024First competition: Bellingham Fall 2024. A 20.73 3×3 single to start from.
- 19 Oct 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.37 at Bellingham Fall 2024.
Competitions
- North Sound Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bellingham Fall 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 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.
- Sonja Black — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Hugo Reihl — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Eli Kirk — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.