People · United States
Joshua English
2×2 · top 5.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019ENGL01
Joshua English has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.07, set at Temecula Valley Spring 2024, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,124th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since February 2019, he has put 241 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.50 in February 2019 to 9.41, a 73% improvement. Joshua has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 4.62 | top 5.3% | 2,124 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.41 | 13.25 | top 5.9% | 3,324 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.12 | 8.08 | top 13.9% | 3,711 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 52.96 | 58.35 | top 28.4% | 4,459 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 6.57 | 11.36 | top 30.4% | 5,062 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.21 | 1:51.53 | top 34.9% | 2,532 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.92 | 29.61 | top 36.8% | 4,945 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 12.76 | 17.58 | top 38.6% | 3,131 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.77 | 1:58.10 | top 45.3% | 3,798 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 4:05.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,658 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 6:18.38 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,261 / 3,236 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.12 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,867 / 6,846 |
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 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Temecula Valley Back To School 2026.
- 11 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 9.92 at Temecula Valley Spring 2024.
- 11 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Temecula Valley Spring 2024.
- 22 Feb 2020First sub-20 3×3: 18.35 at Mudd Winter 2020.
- 22 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Mudd Winter 2020.
- 28 Sep 2019First sub-30 3×3: 26.97 at Santa Barbara Fall 2019.
Competitions
- Temecula Valley Back To School 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Temecula Valley Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026
- Temecula Valley Winter 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Westview Cubing Favorites 2025 · 1 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Temecula Valley Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Spring 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mudd Winter 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Santa Barbara Fall 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Mudd Winter 2019 · 2 Feb 2019
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.
- Shane Grogan — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alex Lehman — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ryan Fong — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.