People · United Kingdom
Josiah Glencross
2×2 · top 5.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024GLEN02
Josiah Glencross has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.03, set at Stevenage May 2026, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 364th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2024, he has put 361 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.38 in March 2024 to 2.03, a 54% improvement. Josiah has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.03 | 3.41 | top 5.0% | 364 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 10.56 | 13.03 | top 9.2% | 665 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.85 | 7.05 | top 12.3% | 484 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.22 | 31.80 | top 15.7% | 295 / 1,861 | |
| Clock | 8.89 | 12.41 | top 19.3% | 275 / 1,255 | |
| Skewb | 5.35 | 9.04 | top 20.9% | 481 / 2,439 | |
| 4×4 | 47.97 | 52.52 | top 22.2% | 507 / 2,112 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.75 | 1:39.87 | top 23.2% | 312 / 1,167 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.71 | 1:37.19 | top 26.8% | 315 / 998 | |
| Square-1 | 32.53 | 38.73 | top 54.2% | 474 / 789 | |
| 6×6 | 3:33.13 | 3:57.69 | top 56.1% | 351 / 560 | |
| 7×7 | 5:45.18 | 6:16.37 | early days — 3 solves | 316 / 463 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2026.
- 6 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage September 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage April 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.81 at Stevenage March 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.38 at Stevenage January 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage January 2025.
Competitions
- Stevenage September 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage Newcomers Sunday 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Rufus Prabhu-Desai — met in 71 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Robinson — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Monty Fox — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.