People · South Africa
Joseph Melzer
2×2 · top 52.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014MELZ02
Joseph Melzer has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 6.20, set at Speedcubes Cape Town 2022, puts him in the top 52.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 598th in South Africa. Across 11 competitions since November 2014, he has put 105 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 49.78 in November 2014 to 31.76, a 36% improvement. Joseph has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 6.20 | 12.39 | top 52.9% | 598 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 31.76 | 33.81 | top 65.5% | 1,113 / 2,164 |
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
- 23 Nov 2014First competition: Johannesburg 2014. A 49.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Town Summer 2022 · 6 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2018 · 9 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2017 · 5 Nov 2017
- Cape Town 2016 · 4 Dec 2016
- Cape Town Open 2016 · 26 Jun 2016
- Cape Town Open 2015 · 6 Dec 2015
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Town 2015 · 19 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Town 2014 · 30 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg 2014 · 23 Nov 2014
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.
- Amnon Melzer — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Maverick Pearson — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stephen Cotterrell — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.