People · United States
Joshua Riker
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018RIKE01
Joshua Riker has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.40, set at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,243rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2018, he has put 140 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.98 in August 2018 to 9.40, a 57% 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.40 | 10.96 | top 5.8% | 3,243 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.32 | 9.27 | top 9.3% | 2,401 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 5.29 | top 11.4% | 4,481 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 39.93 | 44.21 | top 12.1% | 1,784 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.65 | 24.47 | top 14.2% | 1,844 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.13 | 1:24.49 | top 15.4% | 1,194 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:33.70 | 2:37.65 | top 27.5% | 971 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 3:55.05 | 4:14.30 | top 28.8% | 808 / 3,184 | |
| Square-1 | 27.27 | 34.36 | top 44.1% | 2,865 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:00.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,115 / 2,092 |
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
- 8 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026.
- 22 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at NxN Nonsense NC 2026.
- 23 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.56 at Twisters in Tulsa 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023Six personal bests in one day at Twisters in Tulsa 2023.
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.72 at AZCubing Open 2018.
- 18 Aug 2018First competition: AZCubing Summer 2018. A 21.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- PBQ NCSU 2026 · 15 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NxN Nonsense NC 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Twisters in Tulsa 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- AZCubing Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- AZCubing Big Cube Brawl 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- AZCubing Summer 2018 · 18 Aug 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.
- Raghav Reddy — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ryan Wang — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Rue Clippinger — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.