People · Australia
Josiah Levchenko
2×2 · top 1.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021LEVC01
Josiah Levchenko has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.34, set at Nimble Newborough 2024, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 143rd in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2021, he has put 590 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.58 in April 2021 to 7.19, a 76% improvement. Josiah has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 1.34 | 1.89 | top 1.5% | 143 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 7.19 | 8.54 | top 1.6% | 173 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.48 | 3.79 | top 2.1% | 102 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 32.56 | 35.87 | top 4.6% | 129 / 3,051 | |
| Square-1 | 11.89 | 14.92 | top 9.7% | 97 / 899 | |
| Skewb | 3.82 | 5.14 | top 9.7% | 253 / 3,534 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.86 | 1:20.80 | top 10.2% | 137 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.52 | 18.98 | top 11.4% | 257 / 2,659 | |
| Megaminx | 1:05.30 | 1:13.39 | top 12.9% | 158 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 37.67 | top 20.4% | 102 / 468 | |
| 7×7 | 4:24.80 | 4:34.72 | top 39.4% | 192 / 523 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:22.33 | — | top 40.9% | 174 / 394 | |
| 6×6 | 3:05.60 | 3:18.11 | top 43.7% | 268 / 641 | |
| Clock | 14.38 | 19.43 | top 45.4% | 471 / 1,095 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Puzzling Pakenham Saturday 2025.
- 11 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at Solving in Sale 2025.
- 24 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024Six personal bests in one day at Nimble Newborough 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Six personal bests in one day at Solving In Sale 2024.
Competitions
- Solving in Sale 2026 · 17 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Puzzling Pakenham Saturday 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Solving in Sale 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Nimble Newborough 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Solving In Sale 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Solving in Sale 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Solving in Sale 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Solving in Sale 2021 · 10 Apr 2021
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.
- Phoenix Patterson — met in 125 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zayd Chaudhry — met in 120 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Alex Butera — met in 118 rounds, finished ahead 51 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.