People · United States
Carter Johnson
3×3 · top 2.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023JOHN26
Carter Johnson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.05, set at Puzzles in Pittsford 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,689th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2023, he has put 215 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.00 in May 2023 to 8.05, a 20% improvement. Carter has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.05 | 9.55 | top 2.9% | 1,689 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.04 | 4.72 | top 14.8% | 5,862 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 49.50 | 1:00.97 | top 24.2% | 3,740 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.77 | 10.64 | top 34.3% | 9,836 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,625 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 14.79 | 21.55 | top 77.6% | 14,997 / 19,164 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.06 at RIT Tiger Twist 2026.
- 13 May 2023First competition: Connecticut Spring 2023. A 12.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 · 16 Oct 2026
- Brighton Brawl NY 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Palmyra Spring 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- ROC the Cube NY 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Puzzles in Pittsford 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Seneca Lake 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- RIT Tiger Twist 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- New Hampshire Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024
- Connecticut Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 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.
- Evan Liu — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Louis Truong — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alton Ruff — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.