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Justin Cox
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022COXJ02
Justin Cox has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.39, set at New Hampshire Spring 2023, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,233rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2022, he has put 78 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.51 in November 2022 to 9.39, a 62% improvement. Justin 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.39 | 14.31 | top 5.8% | 3,233 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.92 | 4.31 | top 13.3% | 5,240 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.01 | 7.58 | top 20.1% | 5,377 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 52.67 | 55.80 | top 28.0% | 4,334 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.29 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,023 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 26.81 | 32.18 | top 43.1% | 2,797 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 11.90 | 14.54 | top 65.5% | 12,197 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,258 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 10,701 / 15,683 |
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
- 27 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.39 at New Hampshire Spring 2023.
- 27 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at New Hampshire Spring 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.95 at Pretzel Mania 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.95 at Pretzel Mania 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022First competition: Empire State Fall 2022. A 24.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Empire State Fall 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
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.
- Aditya Arunkumar — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zuhair Raiyan Khan — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Curtis Chai — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.