People · Luxembourg
Joe Theis
3×3 · top 13.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017THEI02
Joe Theis has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.82, set at Luxembourg Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 13.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Luxembourg. Across 10 competitions since May 2017, he has put 392 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.25 in May 2017 to 11.82, a 17% improvement. Joe has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.82 | 12.88 | top 13.3% | 10 / 67 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.93 | 1:32.98 | top 21.8% | 4 / 15 | |
| 2×2 | 3.77 | 6.24 | top 23.6% | 14 / 51 | |
| Skewb | 5.93 | 9.92 | top 25.2% | 8 / 21 | |
| 4×4 | 52.45 | 59.72 | top 27.7% | 8 / 27 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.63 | 11.60 | top 41.6% | 15 / 30 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.70 | 2:11.41 | top 49.1% | 8 / 17 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.83 | 35.58 | top 53.0% | 12 / 22 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 7 / 8 | |
| 6×6 | 6:10.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6 / 9 | |
| 7×7 | 9:45.82 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9 / 10 |
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
- 4 Aug 2018Five personal bests in one day at Franconia Open 2018.
- 14 Apr 2018Six personal bests in one day at Stenay Open 2018.
- 31 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Belgian Easter 2018.
- 1 Sep 2017Six personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2017.
- 1 Jul 2017Five personal bests in one day at German Big Cube Open 2017.
- 20 May 2017First competition: Belgium Summer Open 2017. A 14.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Luxembourg Nationals 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Luxembourg Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022
- Luxembourg Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Franconia Open 2018 · 4 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Stenay Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Belgian Easter 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2017 · 1 Sep 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- German Big Cube Open 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Belgium Summer Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 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.
- Andrea Thull — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Annika Stein — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Laura Holzhauer — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 19.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.