People · United States
Joey McBride
Clock · top 18.9% of 32,817 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024MCBR02
Joey McBride has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 8.81, set at UIUC Side Events Spring 2025, puts him in the top 18.9% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,468th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since March 2024, he has put 134 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.93 in March 2024 to 13.43, a 52% improvement. Joey has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 8.81 | 11.17 | top 18.9% | 1,468 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 | 13.43 | 15.98 | top 19.0% | 10,371 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.39 | 38.35 | top 42.9% | 5,863 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.42 | 14.11 | top 56.2% | 16,703 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.23 | — | top 61.7% | 10,915 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 12.92 | 21.59 | top 70.3% | 13,417 / 19,164 |
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
- 1 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.43 at UIUC Side Events Spring 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at UIUC Side Events Spring 2025.
- 18 Jul 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.49 at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024First competition: UIUC Big Cubes Spring 2024. A 27.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UIUC Fall 2025 · 15 Nov 2025
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Land of Lincoln 2025 · 21 Jun 2025
- UIUC Side Events Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Land of Lincoln 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Big Cubes Spring 2024 · 30 Mar 2024
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.
- Lucas Stambaugh — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Elijah Ackerman — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tommy Stady — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,962 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.