People · United States
Joshua David Costello
Pyraminx · top 7.6% of 130,891 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017COST04
Joshua David Costello has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.98, set at Meadowlands 2018, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,973rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since July 2017, he has put 278 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.88 in July 2017 to 11.55, a 57% improvement. Joshua has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.98 | 6.52 | top 7.6% | 1,973 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 11.55 | 13.72 | top 12.4% | 6,739 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 44.51 | 49.83 | top 17.8% | 2,722 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 5.33 | 6.35 | top 20.8% | 3,357 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.06 | 5.29 | top 27.3% | 10,953 / 41,674 | |
| Square-1 | 19.80 | 32.94 | top 27.7% | 1,841 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.93 | 28.24 | top 31.4% | 4,112 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 38.67 | top 37.3% | 822 / 2,059 | |
| Clock | 12.78 | 15.03 | top 38.7% | 3,142 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.69 | 2:10.59 | top 45.6% | 3,434 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.89 | — | top 48.1% | 4,074 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 4:16.79 | 4:30.41 | early days — 3 solves | 2,831 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:23.81 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,975 / 2,128 |
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
- 22 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Kew Forest Open 2018.
- 30 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Maryland 2018.
- 9 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Meadowlands 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.52 at New York City Spring 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at New York City Spring 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at Incredible Pencil Mania 2018.
Competitions
- Liberty Science Center Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019
- Liberty Science Center Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Kew Forest Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Maryland 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Meadowlands 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- North Plainfield Open 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- New York City Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017
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.
- Kymberlyn Calderon — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Krish Shah-Nathwani — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chris Chi — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.