People · New Zealand
Joshua Farrand
2×2 · top 18.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022FARR08
Joshua Farrand has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.36, set at New Zealand Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 18.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 350th in New Zealand. Across 4 competitions since December 2022, he has put 76 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.72 in December 2022 to 3.36, a 50% improvement. Joshua has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 6.30 | top 18.6% | 350 / 1,627 | |
| 3×3 | 16.26 | 22.87 | top 28.8% | 597 / 2,145 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.27 | 15.53 | top 47.2% | 628 / 1,149 | |
| 4×4 | 1:59.70 | — | top 81.6% | 602 / 745 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:07.47 | — | early days — 3 solves | 527 / 607 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Wellington Summer 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2022. A 18.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Solve Well in Wellington 2026 · 10 Oct 2026
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Wellington Summer 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022
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.
- Jack Maddigan — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Liam Wadek — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.