People · United States
Diesel Johnson
Skewb · top 4.9% of 74,164 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018JOHN11
Diesel Johnson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Ohio Championship 2026, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 775th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since March 2018, he has put 311 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.46 in March 2018 to 10.46, a 71% improvement. Diesel has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.98 | 4.74 | top 4.9% | 775 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 2.27 | 5.15 | top 6.8% | 2,739 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.46 | 13.13 | top 8.9% | 4,930 / 60,666 | |
| Megaminx | 1:05.73 | 1:11.29 | top 13.2% | 916 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 43.78 | 51.88 | top 16.8% | 2,581 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.05 | 9.84 | top 28.3% | 7,909 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.56 | 1:45.16 | top 32.8% | 2,631 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 12.50 | 18.34 | top 37.4% | 3,045 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.23 | 39.76 | top 49.5% | 6,891 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 37.62 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,170 / 6,846 |
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
- 15 Aug 2025Six personal bests in one day at Michigan Championship 2025.
- 8 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Michigan 2023.
- 19 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 10.46 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022.
- 19 Aug 2022Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022.
- 16 Nov 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.35 at Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019.
- 16 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019.
Competitions
- Ohio Championship 2026 · 11 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 11 2023 · 11 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022 · 19 Aug 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Holy Toledo Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018 · 3 Mar 2018
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.
- Jack Pfeifer — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Garrett — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Hildreth — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.