People · United States
Josiah Assefa
3×3 · top 21.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016ASSE01
Josiah Assefa has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.01, set at BarbeCubing 2018, puts him in the top 21.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,518th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since April 2016, he has put 77 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.95 in April 2016 to 14.01, a 39% improvement. Josiah 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.01 | 14.89 | top 21.1% | 11,518 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.80 | 5.82 | top 36.8% | 14,962 / 41,674 | |
| Square-1 | 28.26 | 37.36 | top 46.3% | 3,058 / 6,846 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.25 | 11.36 | top 47.0% | 13,760 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.53 | 1:24.43 | top 53.0% | 9,130 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.47 | 42.18 | top 66.0% | 9,501 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 3:08.93 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,487 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 19.44 | 29.73 | top 88.8% | 17,341 / 19,164 |
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
- 17 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.15 at BarbeCubing 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at BarbeCubing 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.63 at KCubing Fall 2017.
- 16 Apr 2016First competition: KCubing Spring 2016. A 22.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- KCKC 8 Cubing for Cake 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- BarbeCubing 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- KCubing Fall 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Spring 2016 · 16 Apr 2016
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.
- Garrett Webster — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- David Woner — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Will Wooden — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.01 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.