People · United Kingdom
Joe Richards
3×3 · top 23.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2012 · 2012RICH03
Joe Richards has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.60, set at UK Open 2012, puts him in the top 23.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,560th in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since July 2012, he has put 138 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Joe has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.60 | 19.83 | top 23.2% | 1,560 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 3.91 | 5.11 | top 25.4% | 1,421 / 4,946 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.43 | 13.69 | top 40.0% | 1,641 / 3,704 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.55 | — | top 65.6% | 1,463 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.97 | 46.99 | top 68.1% | 1,185 / 1,861 | |
| Square-1 | 48.02 | — | early days — 3 solves | 607 / 789 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.63 | — | top 76.6% | 969 / 1,167 | |
| Megaminx | 4:20.93 | — | early days — 3 solves | 978 / 998 | |
| 7×7 | 9:20.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 444 / 463 | |
| 6×6 | 7:04.68 | — | early days — 1 solve | 545 / 560 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 May 2013Three personal bests in one day at Nottingham Open 2013.
- 3 Nov 2012First sub-20 3×3: 16.08 at UK Open 2012.
- 3 Nov 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.60 at UK Open 2012.
- 3 Nov 2012Four personal bests in one day at UK Open 2012.
- 14 Jul 2012First competition: Weston-super-Mare 2012. A 24.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Nottingham Open 2013 · 4 May 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare 2012 · 14 Jul 2012 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Robert Yau — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Daniel Sheppard — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.60 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.