People · Australia
Josh Vanderdonk
Pyraminx · top 18.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021VAND03
Josh Vanderdonk has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.84, set at Victorian Open 2023, puts him in the top 18.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 933rd in Australia. Across 6 competitions since December 2021, he has put 130 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.42 in December 2021 to 3.66, a 32% improvement. Josh has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.84 | 9.86 | top 18.8% | 933 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 3.66 | 4.37 | top 22.2% | 1,703 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 14.53 | 16.58 | top 22.8% | 2,078 / 11,709 | |
| Skewb | 7.83 | 20.76 | top 40.0% | 1,208 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.42 | 1:51.98 | top 66.1% | 1,899 / 3,051 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.53 at Melbourne Cube Days 2025.
- 29 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2025.
- 15 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.75 at Koalafication Melbourne 2022.
- 15 Oct 2022Five personal bests in one day at Koalafication Melbourne 2022.
- 19 Dec 2021First competition: December Series: Kensington 2021. A 24.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Cube Days 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Victorian Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Koalafication Melbourne 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Mini Saturday 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- December Series: Kensington 2021 · 19 Dec 2021
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.
- Peter Au — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ben Wakelin — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- David Epstein — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.