People · United Kingdom
Joshua Parsons
3×3 · top 5.0% of 288,433 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 9.03, set at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 383rd in the United Kingdom. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2018, he has put 248 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 36,406 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 9.03, a 64% 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.03 | 11.30 | top 5.0% | 383 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 3.75 | top 10.5% | 684 / 4,946 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.15 | 9.01 | top 21.1% | 830 / 3,704 | |
| 4×4 | 49.69 | 55.47 | top 24.4% | 542 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.43 | 24.74 | top 27.3% | 492 / 1,861 | |
| Skewb | 6.40 | 8.79 | top 29.0% | 692 / 2,439 | |
| Clock | 15.39 | 18.16 | top 49.5% | 663 / 1,255 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:35.58 | — | early days — 1 solve | 227 / 315 | |
| Megaminx | 3:45.98 | — | early days — 1 solve | 955 / 998 | |
| Square-1 | 1:10.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 722 / 789 |
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
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- 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 54 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ben Stokes — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
- Thomas Bevan — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.