People · United States
Joshua Townsend
Pyraminx · top 19.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017TOWN03
Joshua Townsend has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.94, set at Grind City 2019, puts him in the top 19.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,215th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2017, he has put 83 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.74 in October 2017 to 14.86, a 64% improvement. Joshua has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.94 | 9.48 | top 19.5% | 5,215 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.86 | 17.29 | top 23.9% | 13,001 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.11 | 6.20 | top 27.9% | 11,015 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.56 | 2:40.90 | top 60.2% | 5,169 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.62 | 46.62 | top 67.6% | 9,643 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:08.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,454 / 2,092 | |
| Skewb | 13.16 | 19.40 | top 71.4% | 13,456 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.40 | 2:05.11 | top 74.6% | 13,582 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 5:04.74 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,313 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 42.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,469 / 8,927 |
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
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 14.86 at Grind City 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.86 at Grind City 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Grind City 2019.
- 31 Aug 2018Five personal bests in one day at Music City Speedsolving 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-30 3×3: 26.93 at Rocket City 3.0 2018.
- 14 Oct 2017First competition: Rocket City 2.0 2017. A 40.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Grind City 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2018 · 31 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Rocket City 3.0 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Rocket City 2.0 2017 · 14 Oct 2017
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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Agranov — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Micah Morrison — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.