People · Canada
Joel Houghton
3×3 · top 24.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023HOUG03
Joel Houghton has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.84, set at Odd Day in Sylvan 2023, puts him in the top 24.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,324th in Canada. Across 4 competitions since July 2023, he has put 68 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.35 in July 2023 to 14.84, a 39% improvement. Joel 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.84 | 23.70 | top 24.0% | 2,324 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 4.72 | 6.44 | top 35.8% | 2,509 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.14 | 11.32 | top 37.4% | 1,739 / 4,913 | |
| Skewb | 10.92 | 12.57 | top 60.4% | 1,690 / 2,928 | |
| 5×5 | 4:29.81 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,422 / 1,546 |
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
- 19 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.84 at Odd Day in Sylvan 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.58 at Sherwood Park Summer 2023.
- 13 Jul 2023First competition: Canadian Championship 2023. A 24.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NA Stadium Series - Edmonton 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Odd Day in Sylvan 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Sherwood Park Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023
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.
- Erik Varughese — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alex Mutch — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Laura Plourde — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.84 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.