People · Kenya
Joseph Nganga Maina
3×3 · top 78.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025MAIN03
Joseph Nganga Maina has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 41.71, set at Nakuru Twist and Turn 2026, puts him in the top 78.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 213th in Kenya. Across 3 competitions since August 2025, he has put 25 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:10.27 in August 2025 to 41.71, a 41% improvement. Joseph has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 41.71 | 50.80 | top 78.8% | 213 / 356 | |
| 2×2 | 15.71 | 21.73 | top 91.5% | 168 / 217 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-60 3×3: 42.84 at Kericho Open 2026.
- 16 Aug 2025First competition: Back to Kericho 2025. A 1:10.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nakuru Twist and Turn 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kericho Open 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Back to Kericho 2025 · 16 Aug 2025
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.
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Allan Kipchumba — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brilliant Cherop — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-15 2×2 single — 169,048 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.