People · Ireland
David Jose
2×2 · top 1.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023JOSE13
David Jose has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.43, set at PBs in Phibblestown 2025, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in Ireland. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since August 2023, he has put 465 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.84 in August 2023 to 8.83, a 31% improvement. David has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.43 | 3.31 | top 1.9% | 37 / 1,190 | |
| 3×3 | 8.83 | 10.67 | top 4.5% | 72 / 1,465 | |
| Square-1 | 10.84 | 13.48 | top 7.6% | 21 / 198 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.17 | 1:16.01 | top 8.0% | 28 / 300 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.07 | 5.67 | top 8.1% | 111 / 924 | |
| Clock | 6.26 | 8.03 | top 8.1% | 39 / 342 | |
| Megaminx | 58.88 | 1:03.93 | top 9.4% | 36 / 288 | |
| 4×4 | 37.74 | 41.06 | top 9.6% | 59 / 586 | |
| Skewb | 4.11 | 5.76 | top 11.7% | 86 / 632 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.03 | 21.46 | top 15.2% | 53 / 454 | |
| 6×6 | 2:21.33 | 2:37.77 | top 21.3% | 29 / 144 | |
| 7×7 | 4:41.53 | 4:49.67 | top 45.0% | 50 / 108 |
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
- 10 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Meath For Mega Speed 2026.
- 11 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2026.
- 21 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at TUD Unscramble Day 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Dublin Pick 'N' Mix 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Belfast Autumn 2025.
- 15 Jun 2025Six personal bests in one day at PBs in Phibblestown 2025.
Competitions
- Meath For Mega Speed 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- TUD Unscramble Day 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Dublin Pick 'N' Mix 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Belfast Autumn 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- PBs in Phibblestown 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Tír Chonaill Cubing 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Turnin' in Termonfeckin Saturday 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't DNF Dublin 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dublin Summer Solving Sunday 2023 · 20 Aug 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.
- Ben Timmons — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Seán O'Toole — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- Lucas Patrick Dowling — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.