People · New Zealand
Joy Dipakkumar Patel
3×3 · top 29.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023PATE27
Joy Dipakkumar Patel has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.62, set at Perth Puzzle Party 2026, puts him in the top 29.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 607th in New Zealand. Across 3 competitions since May 2023, he has put 31 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.86 in May 2023 to 16.62, a 54% improvement. Joy has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.62 | 18.56 | top 29.8% | 607 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 5.73 | 6.25 | top 48.0% | 815 / 1,615 |
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 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.62 at Perth Puzzle Party 2026.
- 24 May 2025First sub-30 3×3: 22.07 at Perth Autumn 2025.
- 13 May 2023First competition: Auckland Autumn 2023. A 35.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Perth Puzzle Party 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Perth Autumn 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023
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.
- Lachlan Manson — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sevastien Tecksingani — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.