People · Australia
Joshua Walsh
3×3 · top 4.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021WALS02
Joshua Walsh has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.59, set at Cubing at The Cube 2026, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 377th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2021, he has put 99 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.97 in May 2021 to 8.59, a 22% improvement. Joshua has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.59 | 10.43 | top 4.0% | 377 / 11,943 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.09 | 25.27 | top 18.1% | 403 / 2,685 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.19 | 11.96 | top 21.5% | 1,079 / 6,109 | |
| 2×2 | 4.56 | 6.61 | top 33.8% | 2,701 / 8,727 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.25 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,773 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 3:31.61 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,280 / 1,412 |
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
- 10 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing at The Cube 2026.
- 5 Feb 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Tramsheds Series Saturday 2022.
- 22 May 2021First competition: Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021. A 12.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tramsheds VIII: Summer Sides 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at The Cube 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds Series Saturday 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021 · 22 May 2021 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Bryan Eng — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mark Botros — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Thomas Tinlin — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 4.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.