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Brian John
Pyraminx · top 6.3% of 130,891 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017JOHN22
Brian John has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.69, set at Carolina Cubers United 2018, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,628th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2017, he has put 327 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.56 in September 2017 to 9.91, a 52% improvement. Brian has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 3.69 | 4.94 | top 6.3% | 1,628 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 9.91 | 11.89 | top 7.2% | 4,033 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 3.89 | top 10.7% | 4,262 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 42.78 | 46.65 | top 15.5% | 2,378 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.15 | 28.95 | top 32.0% | 4,214 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 7.17 | 10.19 | top 35.1% | 6,013 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.54 | 1:57.34 | top 42.0% | 3,121 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.93 | 1:55.12 | top 44.1% | 3,670 / 9,537 |
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 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Rocky The Ram Cubes 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Lowcountry Cubing 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Carolina Season Starter 2018.
- 30 Jun 2018Six personal bests in one day at Crossroads Cubing 2018.
- 12 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Carolina Cubers United 2018.
- 31 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 13.34 at Charleston Spring 2018.
Competitions
- Concord Summer 2023 · 25 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rocky The Ram Cubes 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Lowcountry Cubing 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Carolina Season Starter 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Crossroads Cubing 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Carolina Cubers United 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Charleston Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- South Carolina 2017 · 30 Sep 2017 — 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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Katie Hull — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zachary Ochs — met in 52 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.