People · United States
John Allums
Pyraminx · top 10.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2011 · 2011ALLU01
John Allums has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.59, set at Dallas Winter 2018, puts him in the top 10.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,809th in the United States. Across 17 competitions since April 2011, he has put 455 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.63 in April 2011 to 11.21, a 48% improvement. John has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 4.59 | 5.65 | top 10.8% | 2,809 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.21 | 15.01 | top 11.1% | 6,031 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 4.16 | top 12.7% | 4,976 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 14.91 | 23.15 | top 16.2% | 1,100 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 57.52 | 1:05.52 | top 33.7% | 5,393 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:06.09 | 2:31.71 | top 35.4% | 731 / 2,092 | |
| Clock | 12.21 | 13.73 | top 36.0% | 2,847 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.25 | 2:45.09 | top 62.6% | 5,419 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 16:51.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 344 / 440 |
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
- 30 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Crossroads Cubing 2018.
- 22 Nov 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.93 at Charlotte Open Fall 2014.
- 22 Nov 2014Five personal bests in one day at Charlotte Open Fall 2014.
- 18 Oct 2014Five personal bests in one day at Virginia Open Fall 2014.
- 5 Jan 2013First sub-20 3×3: 16.61 at Houston Winter 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013Five personal bests in one day at Houston Winter 2013.
Competitions
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2019 · 23 Nov 2019
- Dallas Winter 2018 · 26 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Crossroads Cubing 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Quiet Qualifier 2018 · 29 Apr 2018
- Raleigh Rubik's Rally 2017 · 4 Nov 2017
- Unionville Open Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017
- Discovery Place 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
- Duke Summer 2016 · 11 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016
- ODU Big Blue Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Spring 2015 · 11 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Charlotte Open Fall 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Fall 2014 · 18 Oct 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Houston Winter 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Dallas Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011
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.
- Chad Batten — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Carson Claud — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.