People · United States
Josh Bloch
3×3 · top 4.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2014 · 2014BLOC01
Josh Bloch has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.92, set at Slow N Steady Fall 2021, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,611th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 45 competitions since October 2014, he has put 1,390 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.75 in November 2014 to 8.92, a 57% improvement. Josh has entered 45 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 8.92 | 11.63 | top 4.7% | 2,611 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.41 | 6.10 | top 5.1% | 1,333 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 55.71 | 1:08.71 | top 7.8% | 536 / 7,841 | |
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 4.38 | top 9.7% | 3,826 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 12.80 | 15.49 | top 11.5% | 797 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 39.54 | 43.79 | top 11.6% | 1,715 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.72 | 19.76 | top 14.4% | 1,871 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.58 | 1:23.94 | top 16.5% | 1,283 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 5.61 | 7.01 | top 22.8% | 3,642 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 2:27.18 | 2:35.85 | top 24.1% | 857 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 37.33 | top 26.7% | 586 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:00.60 | 2:53.31 | top 33.7% | 692 / 2,092 | |
| 7×7 | 4:08.73 | 4:09.70 | top 33.9% | 949 / 3,184 | |
| Clock | 15.48 | 19.12 | top 49.9% | 4,070 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 8 cubes · 44:00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 590 / 731 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 17:45.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 355 / 440 |
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
- 20 Nov 2021First sub-10 3×3: 8.92 at Slow N Steady Fall 2021.
- 17 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania 2018.
- 30 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Maryland 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Winter 2018.
- 7 Jul 2017Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Five personal bests in one day at NovaCube 2017.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Fall 2021 · 20 Nov 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2020 · 23 Feb 2020
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Rally in the Valley 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2018 · 2 Sep 2018
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Maryland 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Rockville Qualifier 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Severna Park Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017
- McDonogh Worlds Qualifier 2017 · 4 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- NovaCube 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Rockville Winter 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Winter 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- FMC USA 2016 · 6 Nov 2016
- Severna Park Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube4Cam 2016 · 4 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube For A Cure Spring 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Severna Park Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016
- Big Apple Cube Clash 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Fall 2015 · 14 Nov 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC USA 2015 · 25 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- ODU Big Blue Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2015 · 26 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Fantabulous Maryland Competition 2015 · 20 Jun 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Spring 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Johns Hopkins Winter 2015 · 28 Mar 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- River Hill Winter 2015 · 7 Mar 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2014 · 9 Nov 2014
- FMC USA 2014 · 26 Oct 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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 297 rounds, finished ahead 68 times
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 284 rounds, finished ahead 52 times
- Will Callan — met in 247 rounds, finished ahead 73 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.