People · United States
Joshua Bao
3×3 · top 31.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BAOJ01
Joshua Bao has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.12, set at Bucks County Cubing PM 2025, puts him in the top 31.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,311th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 19 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.96 in April 2023 to 17.12, a 22% improvement. Joshua has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.12 | 18.36 | top 31.4% | 17,311 / 59,724 |
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
- 13 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.15 at Connecticut Spring 2023.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Empire State Spring 2023. A 21.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bucks County Cubing PM 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Connecticut Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Will Russo — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Durette — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.