People · United States
Joseph Ling
3×3 · top 18.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023LING03
Joseph Ling has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.21, set at Elite in Eagan 2024, puts him in the top 18.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,725th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 121 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.91 in February 2023 to 13.21, a 60% improvement. Joseph has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 13.21 | 17.86 | top 18.2% | 9,725 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.68 | 10.44 | top 33.5% | 9,446 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 7.44 | top 35.5% | 14,170 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.91 | 1:24.84 | top 53.3% | 9,064 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 16.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,492 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 14.99 | 20.39 | top 78.2% | 14,948 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.12 | 1:00.97 | top 80.1% | 11,847 / 15,683 |
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
- 11 Feb 2024First sub-30 3×3: 13.21 at Elite in Eagan 2024.
- 11 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 13.21 at Elite in Eagan 2024.
- 11 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.21 at Elite in Eagan 2024.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023. A 32.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- New Ulm Reboot 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Elite in Eagan 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023 · 18 Feb 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.
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Liam Sheldon — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Boyd Mayfield — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.