People · United States
Joe Kusmierz
3×3 · top 7.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015KUSM01
Joe Kusmierz has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.88, set at Grind City 2018, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,920th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2015, he has put 312 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.30 in September 2015 to 9.88, a 54% 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 | 9.88 | 11.05 | top 7.1% | 3,920 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 3.88 | top 8.9% | 3,497 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 6.50 | top 9.1% | 2,358 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 43.23 | 49.24 | top 16.1% | 2,436 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.78 | 7.06 | top 16.5% | 2,612 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.98 | 1:38.78 | top 19.1% | 1,491 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.91 | 26.09 | top 25.8% | 3,325 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.82 | 1:45.99 | top 28.1% | 1,945 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 4:34.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,216 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 3:11.71 | 3:23.26 | top 46.6% | 1,740 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 18.99 | 22.81 | top 61.7% | 5,208 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 46.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,785 / 6,743 |
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
- 17 Feb 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Grind City 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at Grind City 2018.
- 7 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 11 Mar 2017Five personal bests in one day at Music City Speedsolving 2017.
- 29 Jul 2016First sub-20 3×3: 12.65 at US Nationals 2016.
- 29 Jul 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.65 at US Nationals 2016.
Competitions
- Corinth Comic Con Cubing 2024 · 2 Nov 2024
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024 · 4 Oct 2024
- Red Wolf Cubing Arkansas 2024 · 6 Jan 2024
- Grind City 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2015 · 12 Sep 2015
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead once
- James Hildreth — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.