People · United States
Josh Baston
3×3 · top 19.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014BAST02
Josh Baston has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.64, set at Cubetcha 2015, puts him in the top 19.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,597th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since November 2014, he has put 52 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.66 in November 2014 to 13.64, a 40% improvement. Josh 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 | 13.64 | 17.28 | top 19.7% | 10,597 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.62 | 5.68 | top 34.5% | 13,730 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.49 | 11.71 | top 48.9% | 14,204 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 1:09.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,992 / 6,743 |
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
- 9 May 2015First sub-20 3×3: 14.63 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2015.
- 9 May 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.63 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2015.
- 1 Nov 2014First competition: Cubetcha 2014. A 22.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubetcha 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2014 · 1 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.
- Joshua Feran — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Henry Lange — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Walker Welch — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.