People · Germany
Josh Lengel
Pyraminx · top 9.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016LENG01
Josh Lengel has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.28, set at Monnem City Cubing 2017, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 224th in Germany. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2016, he has put 274 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Pyraminx best has come down from 12.30 in January 2016 to 4.28, a 65% 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 | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 6.31 | top 9.1% | 224 / 1,987 | |
| Skewb | 4.98 | 9.83 | top 17.9% | 243 / 1,169 | |
| 3×3 | 13.62 | 16.95 | top 19.6% | 961 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 3.96 | 5.82 | top 26.0% | 876 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.79 | 1:06.74 | top 37.3% | 707 / 1,934 | |
| Square-1 | 30.20 | 35.25 | top 49.7% | 257 / 533 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.74 | 45.92 | top 64.9% | 871 / 1,314 | |
| Megaminx | 3:07.94 | — | top 77.0% | 572 / 787 | |
| 5×5 | 3:07.37 | — | top 80.3% | 894 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:09.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 260 / 343 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 56 moves | 67.00 | top 90.2% | 315 / 338 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Sep 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Monnem City Cubing 2017.
- 1 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.62 at German Nationals 2017.
- 1 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2017.
- 13 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.99 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017.
- 6 Jan 2017Six personal bests in one day at Cubelonia 2017.
- 15 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016.
Competitions
- German Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Monnem City Cubing 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2017 · 1 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cubelonia 2017 · 6 Jan 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubelonia 2016 · 9 Jan 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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jan Bentlage — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead once
- Amélie Dieterich — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.