People · United States
Joshua Ostvig
Skewb · top 11.8% of 74,164 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022OSTV01
Joshua Ostvig has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.12, set at Side Events Minnesota 2022, puts him in the top 11.8% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,848th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since March 2022, he has put 177 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.51 in May 2022 to 11.65, a 14% improvement. Joshua has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.12 | 7.02 | top 11.8% | 1,848 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 12.97 | 18.81 | top 11.9% | 838 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 | 11.65 | 12.68 | top 12.7% | 6,924 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 8.08 | 9.92 | top 15.4% | 1,208 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.75 | 1:16.62 | top 17.9% | 1,232 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 46.05 | 58.04 | top 19.7% | 3,026 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 4.06 | 5.69 | top 27.3% | 10,953 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.06 | 8.19 | top 28.4% | 7,942 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.24 | 28.60 | top 32.3% | 4,262 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.37 | 1:47.66 | top 34.9% | 2,804 / 9,537 | |
| 7×7 | 6:08.36 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,172 / 3,236 |
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
- 31 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Race the Clock Minnesota 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Side Events Minnesota 2022.
- 14 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.51 at Minnesota Cube Day 2022.
- 14 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Day 2022.
- 26 Mar 2022First competition: Mini Minnesota Spring 2022.
Competitions
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Day 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Mini Minnesota Spring 2022 · 26 Mar 2022 — 1 personal best 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Rahn — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-12 Square-1 single — 2,552 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.