People · United States
Joel K. Galvan
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022GALV02
Joel K. Galvan has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.54, set at Minnesota Meetup Monday 2023, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,426th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2022, he has put 116 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.16 in February 2022 to 9.54, a 28% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.54 | 10.84 | top 6.2% | 3,426 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.11 | 7.08 | top 11.6% | 1,807 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 3.76 | top 13.4% | 5,283 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 21.87 | 40.99 | top 32.2% | 2,084 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 56.70 | 1:07.40 | top 32.7% | 5,218 / 19,072 |
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 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Meetup II Wednesday 2023.
- 9 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at Minnesota Meetup Monday 2023.
- 5 Feb 2022First competition: North Star Cubing Challenge 2022. A 13.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minnesota Meetup II Wednesday 2023 · 28 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Meetup Monday 2023 · 9 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN Minnesota 2022 · 14 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 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.
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Robinson — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.54 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.