People · United States
John Black
Pyraminx · top 19.4% of 130,891 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016BLAC13
John Black has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.92, set at Lexington Summer 2017, puts him in the top 19.4% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,263rd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since June 2016, he has put 168 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.17 in June 2016 to 14.21, a 33% improvement. John has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 5.92 | 8.18 | top 19.4% | 5,263 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 14.21 | 16.47 | top 21.8% | 11,963 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 59.20 | 1:02.75 | top 35.7% | 5,819 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.76 | 27.30 | top 36.3% | 4,868 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.20 | 1:50.77 | top 36.7% | 2,678 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 7.85 | 10.77 | top 40.2% | 7,026 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 25.88 | 35.06 | top 41.2% | 2,707 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.90 | 2:04.43 | top 44.1% | 3,669 / 9,537 | |
| 2×2 | 5.48 | 5.93 | top 45.2% | 18,519 / 41,674 | |
| 7×7 | 6:03.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,130 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 4:10.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,753 / 4,262 |
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
- 1 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.61 at Lexington Summer 2017.
- 1 Jul 2017Six personal bests in one day at Lexington Summer 2017.
- 2 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Spring 2017.
- 29 Oct 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Severna Park Fall 2016.
- 24 Sep 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.96 at Slow N Steady Fall 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016First competition: Lexington Summer 2016. A 21.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Happy Valley Spring PA 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Severna Park Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Lexington Summer 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eric Zhao — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Daniel Greigg — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.