People · South Africa
Joshua Carstens
Skewb · top 25.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023CARS02
Joshua Carstens has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.01, set at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024, puts him in the top 25.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 91st in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since December 2023, he has put 39 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.07 in December 2023 to 15.57, a 14% improvement. Joshua has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 6.01 | 8.95 | top 25.8% | 91 / 438 | |
| 3×3 | 15.57 | 18.52 | top 26.4% | 333 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 6.45 | 9.13 | top 55.5% | 630 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.11 | 51.71 | top 65.4% | 199 / 467 |
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
- 9 Dec 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023. A 22.39 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.07 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
Competitions
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 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.
- Carlo van Dyk — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Adam Lotter — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zander Daniel Wessels — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.