People · United States
Josh Blackman
Pyraminx · top 2.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016BLAC06
Josh Blackman has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.46, set at Blue Cubed 2018, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 552nd in the United States. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2016, he has put 381 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.21 in April 2016 to 11.40, a 41% improvement. Josh has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.46 | 3.39 | top 2.1% | 552 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 4.27 | top 9.1% | 3,585 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.40 | 13.54 | top 11.8% | 6,343 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.98 | 6.51 | top 17.9% | 2,846 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 48.70 | 54.51 | top 23.0% | 3,509 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.63 | 1:47.58 | top 28.6% | 1,985 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.26 | 32.85 | top 32.2% | 4,201 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.14 | 2:08.60 | top 46.1% | 3,811 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 29.73 | 34.40 | top 48.9% | 3,189 / 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
- 5 Aug 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Blue Cubed 2018.
- 14 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Midcoast Cubing 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at BA Cube Fest 2018.
- 1 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017.
- 10 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.90 at Midcoast Cubing 2017.
- 10 Jun 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Midcoast Cubing 2017.
Competitions
- Maine Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023
- BA Fall Cube Fest 2018 · 3 Nov 2018
- Blue Cubed 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Midcoast Cubing 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- BA Cube Fest 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Midcoast Cubing 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Maine Cubing 2016 · 23 Apr 2016
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.
- Aidan McKenzie — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Derek White — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Roger Lightbody III — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.