People · South Africa
Joshua Johannes
Pyraminx · top 9.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023JOHA13
Joshua Johannes has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.40, set at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 74th in South Africa. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2023, he has put 118 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 5.52 in September 2023 to 4.40, a 20% 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.40 | 6.40 | top 9.7% | 74 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 14.34 | 18.63 | top 22.2% | 279 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.90 | 7.00 | top 38.1% | 405 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 7.91 | 10.19 | top 40.6% | 147 / 438 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.34 at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.37 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023. A 22.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Eversdal Autumn 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Challenge 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Rush — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.