People · United States
Josiah Liao
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021LIAO06
Josiah Liao has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.97, set at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 794th in the United States. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2021, he has put 431 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.64 in December 2021 to 6.97, a 34% improvement. Josiah has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 6.97 | 8.98 | top 1.3% | 794 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.10 | 2.89 | top 1.3% | 360 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:05.26 | 1:13.56 | top 8.5% | 661 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 38.65 | 42.54 | top 10.5% | 1,555 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.68 | 3.81 | top 10.7% | 4,215 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 13.57 | 19.82 | top 13.1% | 901 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 4.83 | 6.71 | top 16.9% | 2,677 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.70 | 23.63 | top 17.0% | 2,190 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 2:27.41 | 2:58.19 | top 24.2% | 863 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 11.45 | 14.53 | top 32.3% | 2,531 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.93 | 1:41.81 | top 33.3% | 2,362 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 4:19.37 | 4:42.61 | top 37.5% | 1,047 / 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
- 8 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024.
- 2 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2024.
- 15 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Jurupa Valley Cubing Fall 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023Six personal bests in one day at Circle City Turbocharged 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022Five personal bests in one day at Circle City Supercharged 2022.
- 14 May 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Long Beach Spring 2022.
Competitions
- Aliso Niguel Summer 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 · 2 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- San Diego Newcomers 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
- Beckman Gets Big 2023 · 10 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Jurupa Valley Cubing Fall 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Santa Ana Summer A 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Westview Cubing Favorites 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Circle City Turbocharged 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Circle City Supercharged 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Irvine Summer 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Long Beach Spring 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Westview Winter A 2021 · 11 Dec 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.
- Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Sree Dacharla — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Gavin Torreflores — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.