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Josue Rivera
Pyraminx · top 6.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024RIVE09
Josue Rivera has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.63, set at Nub Open Yucaipa 2024, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,538th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2024, he has put 236 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.76 in February 2024 to 11.46, a 22% improvement. Josue has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.63 | 6.46 | top 6.0% | 1,538 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 4.42 | top 8.2% | 3,242 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.46 | 14.14 | top 12.0% | 6,477 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.04 | 7.69 | top 18.5% | 2,940 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.75 | 1:28.76 | top 23.6% | 1,627 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.80 | 1:37.20 | top 24.8% | 1,924 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 20.19 | 30.02 | top 28.4% | 1,862 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 57.50 | 1:05.07 | top 33.7% | 5,390 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.58 | 32.11 | top 35.7% | 4,719 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 12.50 | 14.75 | top 37.4% | 2,969 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 3:27.10 | 3:39.63 | top 53.6% | 2,029 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:27.45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,669 / 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
- 20 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at UCLA Summer 2025.
- 20 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Nub Open Yucaipa 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First competition: Catalina Cube Mixer 2024. A 14.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCLA Summer 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Agoura Side Events Day 2025 · 6 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubeChella 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- La La Land 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Spring 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Nub Open Yucaipa 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Catalina Cube Mixer 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Emil Lazaryev — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- August Barnard — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Dominic Shoji — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.