People · Australia
Josiah L. Harvey
2×2 · top 6.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022HARV04
Josiah L. Harvey has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.20, set at Albany Summer Solving 2025, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 452nd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2022, he has put 360 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.36 in September 2022 to 2.20, a 50% improvement. Josiah has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 3.09 | top 6.2% | 452 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 10.15 | 12.97 | top 7.9% | 719 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 36.69 | 50.69 | top 8.4% | 213 / 3,051 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.42 | 6.80 | top 9.8% | 451 / 5,993 | |
| Clock | 7.73 | 9.23 | top 13.9% | 158 / 1,095 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.84 | 1:29.92 | top 14.4% | 196 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.43 | 1:36.29 | top 23.4% | 283 / 1,277 | |
| 6×6 | 2:40.66 | 2:48.44 | top 31.1% | 191 / 641 | |
| Skewb | 6.82 | 9.62 | top 32.2% | 897 / 3,534 | |
| 7×7 | 4:08.23 | 4:52.39 | top 33.8% | 157 / 523 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.04 | 29.86 | top 36.9% | 843 / 2,659 | |
| Square-1 | 24.97 | 40.34 | top 39.1% | 377 / 899 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:44.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 210 / 394 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 26:05.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 91 / 96 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at Perth Summer 2026.
- 19 Dec 2024Eleven personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Albany Summer Solving 2024.
- 28 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2023.
- 29 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.45 at Perth Autumn 2023.
- 29 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.55 at Perth Autumn 2023.
Competitions
- Perth Summer 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Perth Winter 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Albany Summer Solving 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2024 · 19 Dec 2024 — 11 personal bests set
- Please Be Solved Padbury 2024 · 1 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- South Perth Cube Day 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Albany Summer Solving 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Perth Autumn 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022
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.
- Jaxon Foster — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Amy Smith — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tyler Williams — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.