People · United States
Joshua Nielsen
3×3 · top 15.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2021 · 2021NIEL03
Joshua Nielsen has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.36, set at Utah Valley Open 2023, puts him in the top 15.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,095th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2021, he has put 57 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.17 in October 2021 to 12.36, a 19% 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 | 12.36 | 15.75 | top 15.1% | 8,095 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.62 | 4.11 | top 21.7% | 8,493 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.92 | 14.52 | top 52.4% | 15,257 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,334 / 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
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Utah Valley Open 2023.
- 23 Oct 2021First competition: Utah Fall 2021. A 15.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah State University Fall 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
- Utah Valley Open 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2021 · 26 Nov 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Fall 2021 · 23 Oct 2021
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.
- Isaac Myers — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Damian Wilding — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eric Pesci — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.