People · United States
Joshua Larson
3×3 · top 16.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2011 · 2011LARS02
Joshua Larson has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.69, set at Bridgewater Open 2011, puts him in the top 16.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,773rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since September 2011, he has put 160 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.30 in September 2011 to 12.69, a 22% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.69 | 15.98 | top 16.4% | 8,773 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 5.19 | top 17.4% | 6,822 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 52.34 | 58.61 | top 27.6% | 4,265 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.84 | 2:04.08 | top 32.2% | 2,551 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.65 | 12.11 | top 41.8% | 11,990 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.47 | 2:38.67 | top 56.0% | 4,207 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 18.43 | 23.97 | top 60.0% | 5,046 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.44 | 46.66 | top 67.3% | 9,613 / 15,683 | |
| 7×7 | 6:24.28 | 7:24.73 | early days — 3 solves | 2,267 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:14.52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,687 / 2,092 | |
| Square-1 | 57.78 | 1:05.90 | top 82.2% | 5,491 / 6,743 |
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
- 16 Jun 2012Six personal bests in one day at River Hill Summer 2012.
- 3 Dec 2011First sub-15 3×3: 12.69 at Bridgewater Open 2011.
- 3 Dec 2011Six personal bests in one day at Bridgewater Open 2011.
- 24 Sep 2011First competition: Princeton Fall 2011. A 16.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2012 · 13 Oct 2012
- River Hill Summer 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Bridgewater Open 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2011 · 24 Sep 2011
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.
- Dan Cohen — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mike Kotch — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Kian Barry — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.