People · United States
Joseph Williams
2×2 · top 10.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017WILL13
Joseph Williams has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.67, set at Michigan 2023, puts him in the top 10.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,180th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since June 2017, he has put 139 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.67 in June 2017 to 11.74, a 56% 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 5.58 | top 10.6% | 4,180 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.74 | 14.48 | top 13.0% | 6,959 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.92 | 9.33 | top 19.4% | 5,168 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.61 | 1:22.29 | top 42.4% | 6,975 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.32 | 35.06 | top 47.4% | 6,450 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:46.51 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,040 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 3:16.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,648 / 9,401 |
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
- 8 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2023.
- 17 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.70 at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018.
- 5 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.64 at Petoskey Cubing 2017.
- 25 Jun 2017First competition: Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017. A 26.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- 3rd Coast Cubing 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Petoskey Cubing 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017 · 25 Jun 2017
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 Hildreth — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
- Benjamin Williams — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yuxuan Chen — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.