People · United States
Joel Levy
2×2 · top 22.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009LEVY01
Joel Levy has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.65, set at UIndy Open 2011, puts him in the top 22.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,654th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since March 2009, he has put 164 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.61 in July 2009 to 3.65, a 35% improvement. Joel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.65 | 5.63 | top 22.1% | 8,654 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.59 | 15.76 | top 24.6% | 6,708 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 16.61 | 19.93 | top 29.8% | 16,346 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.19 | 1:01.73 | top 78.7% | 11,577 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:57.90 | 2:25.25 | top 80.7% | 14,987 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 31.34 | 36.87 | top 86.0% | 7,651 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 4:29.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,003 / 9,401 |
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
- 2 Apr 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.06 at UIndy Open 2011.
- 2 Apr 2011Four personal bests in one day at UIndy Open 2011.
- 5 Jun 2010Three personal bests in one day at Ohio Open 2010.
- 25 Jul 2009First sub-30 3×3: 29.71 at Indiana Summer Open 2009.
- 28 Mar 2009First competition: Ohio Open 2009. A 43.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011
- UIndy Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Dayton Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio Open 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Thankscubing Day 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana Summer Open 2009 · 25 Jul 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio Open 2009 · 28 Mar 2009
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.
- Chester Lian — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Shaden Smith — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jim Mertens — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.