People · United States
Joe Lu
3×3 · top 31.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2005 · 2005LUJO01
Joe Lu has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.98, set at New York City Summer 2016, puts him in the top 31.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,353rd in the United States. Across 7 competitions since December 2005, he has put 78 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.25 in December 2005 to 16.98, a 49% improvement. Joe 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.98 | 19.57 | top 31.0% | 17,353 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.97 | 8.20 | top 39.0% | 15,907 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.55 | 47.91 | top 52.5% | 7,347 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.41 | 17.66 | top 86.3% | 25,833 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 2:40.01 | — | early days — 1 solve | 18,237 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:35.18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,051 / 2,128 |
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
- 31 Mar 2007First sub-30 3×3: 19.00 at Cornell Spring competition 2007.
- 31 Mar 2007First sub-20 3×3: 19.00 at Cornell Spring competition 2007.
- 10 Dec 2005First competition: Rutgers Fall competition 2005. A 33.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NJIT Spring 2023 · 18 Mar 2023
- Big Cube Bash 2017 · 13 May 2017
- New York City Summer 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cornell Spring competition 2008 · 19 Apr 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Cornell Spring competition 2007 · 31 Mar 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Rutgers Fall competition 2005 · 10 Dec 2005
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.
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Maass — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Livia Kleiner — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.