People · United States
Joe Spadafora
3×3 · top 22.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2005 · 2005SPAD01
Joe Spadafora has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.38, set at Liberty Science Center Open A 2026, puts him in the top 22.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,048th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since May 2005, he has put 80 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.31 in May 2005 to 14.38, a 21% improvement. Joe has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 14.38 | 17.43 | top 22.3% | 12,048 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.31 | 10.02 | top 54.1% | 22,064 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:13.35 | 1:30.21 | top 90.3% | 13,820 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 36.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,124 / 8,927 |
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
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.38 at Liberty Science Center Open A 2026.
- 18 Nov 2006Three personal bests in one day at Rutgers Fall competition 2006.
- 28 May 2005First competition: Horace Mann Spring competition 2005. A 20.36 3×3 single to start from.
- 28 May 2005First sub-20 3×3: 18.31 at Horace Mann Spring competition 2005.
Competitions
- Liberty Science Center Open A 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rutgers Fall competition 2006 · 18 Nov 2006 — 3 personal bests set
- Rutgers Fall competition 2005 · 10 Dec 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005
- Horace Mann Spring competition 2005 · 28 May 2005 — 1 personal best 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.
- Nathaniel Christian — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jason Baum — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Peter Greenwood — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.38 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.