People · United States
Joe Danforth
3×3 · top 6.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022DANF01
Joe Danforth has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.74, set at Cubing In Creek 2023, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,767th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2022, he has put 139 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.77 in February 2022 to 9.74, a 38% improvement. Joe has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.74 | 12.47 | top 6.8% | 3,767 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.71 | 8.09 | top 25.5% | 7,088 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 50.70 | 58.72 | top 25.7% | 4,009 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.70 | 27.21 | top 33.5% | 4,454 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 7.93 | 14.86 | top 40.8% | 7,180 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,193 / 2,059 | |
| Square-1 | 36.74 | 40.17 | top 61.0% | 4,074 / 6,846 |
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
- 3 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023.
- 20 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Cubing In Creek 2023.
- 20 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing In Creek 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Mile High Megacomp 2023.
- 10 Dec 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.90 at LoCo Cubing AM 2022.
- 12 Feb 2022First competition: DeNxNver 2022. A 15.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Nod Don Denver 2023 · 16 Jul 2023
- Cubing In Creek 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Mile High Megacomp 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- LoCo Cubing AM 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Loveland Fall 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Colorado Cubing Weekend 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- DeNxNver 2022 · 12 Feb 2022
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.
- Jacob Nokes — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stone Amsbaugh — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Junior Solis — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.