People · Canada
Josh Wang
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021WANG65
Josh Wang has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.03, set at A Buffalo Cube Day 2024, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 287th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2021, he has put 249 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.60 in December 2021 to 8.03, a 36% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.03 | 10.00 | top 2.8% | 287 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 3.72 | top 5.4% | 336 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 37.05 | 40.16 | top 8.7% | 203 / 3,118 | |
| Skewb | 4.23 | 5.55 | top 12.5% | 266 / 2,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.36 | 6.79 | top 15.5% | 614 / 4,858 | |
| Square-1 | 16.23 | 19.12 | top 19.2% | 161 / 952 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.68 | 22.78 | top 19.6% | 423 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.94 | 1:39.66 | top 24.9% | 299 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 533 / 1,375 | |
| Clock | 20.15 | 20.66 | top 65.1% | 628 / 1,029 | |
| 6×6 | 8:18.45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 647 / 665 |
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
- 23 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at A Buffalo Cube Day 2024.
- 26 Nov 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.60 at Oakville Fall A 2022.
- 26 Nov 2022Four personal bests in one day at Oakville Fall A 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Blue Water Bridge Open 2022.
- 5 Dec 2021First competition: Welcome Back Lévis 2021. A 12.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pickering Favourites Fall 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- A Buffalo Cube Day 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Appleby Summer A 2023 · 12 Aug 2023
- Oakville Fall A 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Blue Water Bridge Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Lévis 2021 · 5 Dec 2021 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Jake Oppedisano — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Pierce Tickle — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Charles Darrington — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.