People · United Kingdom
Joseph Rhodes
2×2 · top 2.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025RHOD01
Joseph Rhodes has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.53, set at Wiltshire Spring 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 181st in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2025, he has put 166 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.88 in June 2025 to 8.78, a 51% improvement. Joseph has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.53 | 3.14 | top 2.3% | 181 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 8.78 | 9.82 | top 4.4% | 357 / 6,785 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.67 | 20.42 | top 11.9% | 233 / 1,861 | |
| 4×4 | 54.47 | 1:06.79 | top 30.2% | 690 / 2,112 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.12 | 12.74 | top 37.2% | 1,507 / 3,704 | |
| Megaminx | 2:31.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 738 / 998 | |
| Clock | 45.62 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,230 / 1,255 |
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 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.99 at Wiltshire Spring 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Leicestershire Autumn 2025.
- 22 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.96 at Rubik's UK Championship 2025.
- 22 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's UK Championship 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025First competition: Bristol June 2025. A 18.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Leicestershire Autumn 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bristol June 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Rufus Prabhu-Desai — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bella Campbell — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jacob Sherwen Brown — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.