People · United States
Joshua Nelson
Pyraminx · top 17.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024NELS11
Joshua Nelson has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.66, set at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025, puts him in the top 17.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,638th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since July 2024, he has put 139 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 13.12 in July 2024 to 5.66, a 57% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.66 | 12.37 | top 17.5% | 4,638 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.97 | 10.37 | top 17.9% | 2,834 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 17.98 | 20.55 | top 34.0% | 18,958 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.84 | 7.38 | top 37.3% | 14,909 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 25.08 | 35.23 | top 39.4% | 2,553 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 14.14 | 15.33 | top 44.4% | 3,572 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.97 | 2:30.78 | top 53.2% | 3,980 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:38.50 | — | top 69.6% | 12,458 / 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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025.
- 15 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.98 at Minnesota Slice 2025.
- 15 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Slice 2025.
- 1 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Rosemount Side Events 2024.
- 13 Jul 2024First competition: Minnesota Warm Up 2024. A 21.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rosemount Side Events 2024 · 1 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Warm Up 2024 · 13 Jul 2024
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.
- Tyler Robinson — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Walker Welch — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Johnson — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.