People · United States
John Ackalloor
3×3 · top 4.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023ACKA01
John Ackalloor has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.76, set at Cool Down Berkeley 2025, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,403rd in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2023, he has put 362 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.23 in November 2023 to 8.76, a 59% improvement. John has entered 14 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 | 8.76 | 9.72 | top 4.3% | 2,403 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.61 | 3.83 | top 10.0% | 3,938 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.40 | 8.53 | top 15.8% | 4,153 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 8.13 | 8.72 | top 15.8% | 1,206 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 43.44 | 50.29 | top 16.3% | 2,477 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.95 | 7.78 | top 17.7% | 2,808 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.56 | 1:35.19 | top 20.2% | 1,388 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.72 | 23.05 | top 25.2% | 3,254 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.39 | 1:47.34 | top 31.0% | 2,449 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:43.69 | 4:11.51 | top 60.0% | 2,297 / 4,196 |
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
- 8 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Davis Big Summer 2026.
- 23 Feb 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at Bay Area Side Events Day 2025.
- 17 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Davis Summer 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024.
- 9 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Summer 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 60 - Mountain View 2024.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Davis Big Summer 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cool Down Berkeley 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Side Events Day 2025 · 23 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Davis Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 61 - San Jose 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 60 - Mountain View 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 59 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Folsom Winter 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
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.
- Sebastian Stone — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kenji Gipson-Nahman — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sid Shivnath — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.