People · United States
Josh Chapman
Pyraminx · top 3.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023CHAP10
Josh Chapman has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.82, set at Washtenaw Spring 2024, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 818th in the United States. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since July 2023, he has put 530 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.18 in July 2023 to 8.55, a 50% improvement. Josh has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.82 | 5.51 | top 3.1% | 818 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 8.55 | 9.75 | top 3.8% | 2,165 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 3.24 | 6.75 | top 6.3% | 968 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 6.33 | 7.92 | top 8.5% | 659 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.22 | 17.77 | top 8.6% | 1,149 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 3.74 | top 10.4% | 4,094 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 41.78 | 44.78 | top 14.2% | 2,120 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.84 | 1:22.10 | top 19.0% | 1,482 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.64 | 1:34.89 | top 20.3% | 1,394 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 3:58.56 | 4:44.23 | top 30.1% | 839 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 2:43.31 | 2:49.68 | top 32.6% | 1,156 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 30.38 | 36.62 | top 50.1% | 3,274 / 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
- 20 Sep 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Slow Fall 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Winter 2025.
- 31 Aug 2024Six personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Summer 2024.
- 13 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at Lincoln Library Cubing 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024Six personal bests in one day at Michigan Championship 2024.
- 14 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Spring 2024.
Competitions
- Washtenaw Slow Fall 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025
- Goshen Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Lincoln Library Cubing 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Championship 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Spring 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Autumn 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rapidly Grand 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing 4 a Cure Farmington 2023 · 13 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Doug Li — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 64 times
- Miles Reavis — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Daniel Pavelich — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.