People · United States
Joshua Lajoie
2×2 · top 8.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017LAJO01
Joshua Lajoie has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.43, set at Burke Mountain Fall 2019, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,242nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2017, he has put 134 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.41 in June 2017 to 10.73, a 30% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 4.54 | top 8.2% | 3,242 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.73 | 11.80 | top 9.7% | 5,253 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.30 | 25.46 | top 32.3% | 4,224 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 57.04 | 1:11.14 | top 33.2% | 5,292 / 19,072 |
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
- 2 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Burke Mountain Fall 2019.
- 14 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.58 at Midcoast Cubing 2018.
- 14 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Midcoast Cubing 2018.
- 10 Jun 2017First competition: Midcoast Cubing 2017. A 16.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BA Four 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Burke Mountain Fall 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Midcoast Cubing 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Midcoast Cubing 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 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.
- Aidan McKenzie — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joey Mait — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Derek White — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.