People · United States
Josiah Zeifang
3×3 · top 4.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024ZEIF01
Josiah Zeifang has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.74, set at Illini Cubers Spring 2026, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,426th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2024, he has put 217 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.55 in August 2024 to 8.74, a 50% improvement. Josiah has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.74 | 12.26 | top 4.3% | 2,426 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.15 | 3.97 | top 5.9% | 2,383 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 3.60 | 7.19 | top 8.4% | 1,312 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 8.25 | 9.23 | top 16.3% | 1,269 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 45.76 | 48.44 | top 19.3% | 2,966 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.21 | 28.50 | top 34.9% | 4,664 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.56 | 1:45.76 | top 35.1% | 2,551 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.70 | 1:49.58 | top 39.0% | 3,172 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.86 | 12.26 | top 51.9% | 15,350 / 29,168 |
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
- 1 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.74 at Illini Cubers Spring 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at UIUC Fall 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.24 at UIUC Side Events Spring 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at DuPage Fall 2024.
- 10 Aug 2024First competition: Land of Lincoln 2024. A 17.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Illini Cubers Spring 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Illini Cubers Winter 2026 · 29 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Fall 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Land of Lincoln 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Side Events Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- IlliNxNois Spring 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- DuPage Fall 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Land of Lincoln 2024 · 10 Aug 2024
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.
- Lucas Stambaugh — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Lucy Grace Bryson — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ant Irizarry — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.