People · Panama
Josué Ahmed González
Skewb · top 5.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017GONZ40
Josué Ahmed González has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.15, set at Panama Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Panama. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since September 2017, he has put 641 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.54 in September 2017 to 9.52, a 56% improvement. He has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.15 | 5.00 | top 5.7% | 1 / 65 | |
| 3×3 | 9.52 | 11.11 | top 6.2% | 18 / 278 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 4.18 | top 9.5% | 15 / 192 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.29 | 19.81 | top 10.9% | 11 / 77 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.65 | 6.71 | top 11.1% | 12 / 110 | |
| 4×4 | 42.15 | 48.94 | top 14.7% | 11 / 71 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.78 | 1:25.98 | top 19.8% | 8 / 36 | |
| Square-1 | 20.62 | 24.45 | top 29.3% | 6 / 17 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:11.38 | 2:56.92 | top 37.1% | 9 / 12 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.95 | 1:49.82 | top 37.5% | 15 / 33 | |
| 6×6 | 3:04.96 | 3:12.22 | top 43.4% | 7 / 17 | |
| Clock | 14.39 | 16.59 | top 45.5% | 15 / 40 | |
| 7×7 | 5:34.23 | — | top 60.9% | 7 / 14 |
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
- 16 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Panama Nationals 2024.
- 18 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.52 at Skewb Wins Panamá 2024.
- 18 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Skewb Wins Panamá 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024Six personal bests in one day at Carnaval Cubero Azuero 2024.
- 11 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Panama Nationals 2023.
- 18 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Boquete Big Cubes 2022.
Competitions
- Cubing Herrera 2026 · 10 Jan 2026
- Cubing C3 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Panama Nationals 2024 · 16 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Skewb Wins Panamá 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Carnaval Cubero Azuero 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2023 · 11 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Boquete Big Cubes 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Panamá Kocka 2019 · 28 Dec 2019
- Cubing Chiriquí 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Cubing Chiriquí 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Panama Open V2 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Panamá Open 2017 · 30 Sep 2017
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.
- Egdar Castillo — met in 133 rounds, finished ahead 55 times
- Egdar Antonio Castillo Gonzalez — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 56 times
- Ezequiel Cedeño — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.