People · Philippines
Joshua Meriño
3×3 · top 2.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014MERI01
Joshua Meriño has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.06, set at Dublin Open 2017, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 274th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2014, he has put 346 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.47 in February 2014 to 8.06, a 56% improvement. Joshua has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.06 | 10.23 | top 2.9% | 274 / 6,270 | |
| Skewb | 3.35 | 7.03 | top 6.9% | 102 / 1,320 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 4.13 | top 10.3% | 414 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 38.83 | 42.14 | top 10.7% | 263 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.65 | 22.74 | top 19.6% | 493 / 2,440 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.16 | 1:34.02 | top 25.8% | 292 / 928 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.79 | 7.99 | top 26.1% | 712 / 2,621 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 321 / 374 |
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 Dec 2017Six personal bests in one day at Dublin Open 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017Five personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2017.
- 25 Jun 2016First sub-15 3×3: 8.11 at Irish Championship 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016First sub-10 3×3: 8.11 at Irish Championship 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2016.
- 15 Feb 2014First competition: Shoe Capital Open 2014. A 18.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Irish Championship 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dublin Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Irish Championship 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Marikina City 2 Open 2014 · 5 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Shoe Capital Open 2014 · 15 Feb 2014
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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Ciarán Beahan — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead twice
- John O'Connell — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.