People · United States
Joshua Zhang
2×2 · top 10.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026ZHAN88
Joshua Zhang has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.62, set at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026, puts him in the top 10.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,980th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 80 official solves on the record across twelve events. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.37 in May 2026 to 11.52, a 20% improvement. Joshua has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 4.34 | top 10.1% | 3,980 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.52 | 13.04 | top 12.2% | 6,581 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.98 | 7.70 | top 17.9% | 2,846 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.58 | 1:47.24 | top 27.3% | 1,885 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.42 | 9.24 | top 31.3% | 8,735 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 59.50 | 1:02.23 | top 35.9% | 5,795 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 28.12 | 46.97 | top 45.9% | 2,984 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 15.49 | 19.33 | top 49.9% | 4,075 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.78 | 47.81 | top 50.7% | 6,982 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.97 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,589 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 4:22.47 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,868 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:07.02 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,560 / 3,184 |
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
- 31 May 2026First competition: RVA Spring 2026. A 15.77 3×3 single to start from.
- 31 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.37 at RVA Spring 2026.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- RVA Spring 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 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.
- Warren Morris — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Charles Jerome — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Nielsen — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.