People · United Kingdom
Joshua Parsons
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018PARS03
Joshua Parsons has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.47, set at Kewbz UK Championship 2022, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 452nd in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2018, he has put 227 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.08 in March 2019 to 9.47, a 62% improvement. Joshua has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.47 | 11.64 | top 6.0% | 452 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 3.75 | top 10.4% | 675 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.15 | 9.01 | top 21.1% | 822 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 49.69 | 55.47 | top 24.3% | 527 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.43 | 24.74 | top 27.2% | 491 / 1,851 | |
| Skewb | 6.40 | 8.79 | top 28.9% | 680 / 2,421 | |
| Clock | 15.39 | 18.16 | top 49.5% | 652 / 1,232 | |
| Megaminx | 3:45.98 | — | early days — 1 solve | 921 / 966 | |
| Square-1 | 1:10.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 715 / 778 |
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
- 26 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Spring 2023.
- 28 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 9.47 at Kewbz UK Championship 2022.
- 28 Oct 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.47 at Kewbz UK Championship 2022.
- 23 Nov 2019First sub-20 3×3: 15.06 at Weston-super-Mare Open 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Welsh Open 2019.
Competitions
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Welsh Open 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018
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.
- Tom Salmon — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Ben Stokes — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.