People · United States
Joseph Stapanon
3×3 · top 22.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025STAP02
Joseph Stapanon has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.46, set at New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026, puts him in the top 22.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,215th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since October 2025, he has put 64 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.12 in October 2025 to 14.46, a 10% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.46 | 17.20 | top 22.6% | 12,215 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.80 | 5.23 | top 36.8% | 14,701 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.34 | 14.65 | top 39.2% | 11,189 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 12.48 | 21.47 | top 68.4% | 12,836 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:59.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,172 / 19,072 |
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
- 2 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.46 at New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026.
- 2 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026.
- 25 Oct 2025First competition: San Antonio Fall 2025. A 16.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026 · 2 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- New Braunfels Comal Cubing Classic 2026 · 1 Feb 2026
- San Antonio Fall 2025 · 25 Oct 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.
- James Manuel — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Zachary L. Gonzalez — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Michael Conard — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.46 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.