People · United States
John Coon
3×3 · top 1.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016COON01
John Coon has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.84, set at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 721st in the United States. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since January 2016, he has put 498 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.29 in January 2016 to 6.84, a 77% improvement. John has entered 18 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.84 | 9.81 | top 1.2% | 721 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.66 | 3.01 | top 2.9% | 1,121 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.35 | 8.90 | top 15.4% | 4,050 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.15 | 20.81 | top 18.2% | 2,343 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 46.45 | 56.67 | top 20.1% | 3,049 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 6.92 | 13.35 | top 33.0% | 5,538 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.66 | 2:07.85 | top 47.8% | 3,986 / 9,401 |
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
- 9 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2019.
- 13 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018.
- 9 Dec 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Wildcat Holiday 2017.
- 5 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016Four personal bests in one day at Michigan 2016.
- 27 Feb 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.47 at Mishawaka 3x3 Day 2016.
Competitions
- Mishawaka Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2019 · 9 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Battle for Toledo 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Husky Showdown 2018 · 3 Feb 2018
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Petoskey Cubing 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Mishawaka 3x3 Day 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Queen City 2016 · 9 Jan 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.
- James Hildreth — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Blake Thompson — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Owen Widdis — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.