People · United States
Josh Budziak
2×2 · top 5.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017BUDZ01
Josh Budziak has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.11, set at Elk Cubing 2018, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,199th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2017, he has put 112 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.66 in February 2017 to 11.36, a 32% improvement. Josh has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 2.11 | 3.76 | top 5.5% | 2,199 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.36 | 13.86 | top 11.6% | 6,270 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.89 | 8.33 | top 12.5% | 3,253 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.54 | 30.58 | top 27.5% | 3,543 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.00 | 9.93 | top 41.3% | 7,173 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.19 | 1:17.44 | top 45.1% | 7,494 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.15 | 2:15.38 | top 45.4% | 3,748 / 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
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.00 at ChicaGhosts 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017First competition: Mishawaka Winter 2017. A 16.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Elk Cubing 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- ChicaGhosts 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 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 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brian Johnson — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- CJ Sheng — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.