People · United Kingdom
Josiah Tse
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018TSEJ01
Josiah Tse has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.41, set at Brent Cross Winter 2023, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 435th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2018, he has put 96 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.98 in April 2018 to 9.41, a 48% improvement. Josiah has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.41 | 11.64 | top 5.9% | 435 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.94 | 18.85 | top 10.1% | 206 / 1,851 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:34.23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 110 / 311 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.25 | 1:16.39 | top 46.1% | 1,005 / 2,071 | |
| Clock | 26.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 988 / 1,232 |
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
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at Brent Cross Winter 2023.
- 27 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.73 at Leeds Open 2019.
- 14 Apr 2018First competition: High Wycombe Open 2018. A 17.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
- Brent Cross Winter 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Leeds Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- High Wycombe Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018
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.
- Joey Gouly — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- AJ Nicholls — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Bertie Longden — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.