People · United States
Justin Taylor
3×3 · top 1.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017TAYL02
Justin Taylor has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.19, set at Pi Day Cubing CO 2026, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 971st in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since March 2017, he has put 435 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.12 in March 2017 to 7.19, a 45% improvement. Justin has entered 15 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.19 | 9.55 | top 1.6% | 971 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 4.14 | top 11.1% | 4,435 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.32 | 20.69 | top 13.4% | 1,755 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 43.06 | 45.73 | top 15.9% | 2,442 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.77 | 14.58 | top 18.3% | 4,959 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:10.14 | — | top 36.8% | 779 / 2,128 | |
| Skewb | 8.60 | 11.21 | top 45.8% | 8,203 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.46 | 2:13.89 | top 50.9% | 4,335 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,117 / 2,059 | |
| Square-1 | 42.15 | 1:06.00 | top 67.9% | 4,524 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 14:06.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,231 / 3,236 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Pi Day Cubing CO 2026.
- 17 Nov 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Longhorn Fall 2018.
- 17 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Longhorn Fall 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Longhorn Spring 2018.
- 11 Mar 2017First competition: College Station Qualifier 2017. A 13.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Colorado Cubing Weekend 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rocky Mountain Championship 2026 · 21 Aug 2026
- Longmont Open 2026 · 13 Jun 2026
- Denver Mini 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Colorado Springs Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pi Day Cubing CO 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- DeNxNver 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Longhorn Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Longhorn Spring 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- South East Texas Open 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Texas BLD Showdown 2017 · 19 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Parity for Charity 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Yeehaw 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Southern Championships 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- College Station Qualifier 2017 · 11 Mar 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.
- Sula Mareska — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Truman Clack — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Miles Walcott — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.