People · Zimbabwe
Joshua T. Makuwa
2×2 · top 5.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018MAKU02
Joshua T. Makuwa has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.05, set at CubingUSA New England Championship 2026, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Zimbabwe. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2018, he has put 352 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.89 in September 2018 to 9.33, a 53% improvement. Joshua has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.05 | 3.92 | top 5.1% | 2 / 13 | |
| 3×3 | 9.33 | 11.44 | top 5.7% | 2 / 22 | |
| Skewb | 3.60 | 5.25 | top 8.4% | 1 / 6 | |
| 4×4 | 38.67 | 42.58 | top 10.6% | 2 / 8 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.49 | 1:14.35 | top 12.1% | 1 / 5 | |
| 6×6 | 2:13.36 | 2:26.20 | top 17.2% | 1 / 1 | |
| 7×7 | 3:34.94 | 3:37.44 | top 21.5% | 1 / 1 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.57 | 23.85 | top 22.1% | 4 / 9 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.87 | 11.76 | top 26.8% | 3 / 9 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.55 | 1:54.73 | top 39.7% | 2 / 3 | |
| Square-1 | 50.17 | — | top 76.3% | 1 / 1 | |
| Clock | 1:02.14 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4 / 4 |
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
- 16 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at UMass Spring 2026.
- 27 Jan 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024.
- 15 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023.
- 4 Dec 2021First sub-15 3×3: 12.88 at Durban Summer Warm-up 2021.
Competitions
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- UMass Spring 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cambridge Cube Clash 2025 · 16 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Durban Summer Warm-up 2021 · 4 Dec 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Soweto Spring Open 2018 · 8 Sep 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Taariq Hassim — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Marike Faught — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.