People · Germany
John Dirks
4×4 · top 6.8% of 85,040 all-time · competing since April 2011 · 2011DIRK01
John Dirks has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 35.01, set at Baden-Württemberg Open 2019, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 142nd in Germany. Until October 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2011, he has put 395 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.96 in April 2011 to 10.21, a 36% improvement. John has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 35.01 | 43.35 | top 6.8% | 142 / 1,966 | |
| 3×3 | 10.21 | 12.37 | top 8.1% | 416 / 4,182 | |
| 5×5 | 1:05.66 | 1:14.26 | top 8.9% | 92 / 1,175 | |
| 7×7 | 3:06.46 | 3:08.78 | top 12.4% | 46 / 521 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 5.64 | top 12.7% | 461 / 2,931 | |
| 6×6 | 2:14.84 | 2:20.35 | top 18.0% | 75 / 595 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.81 | 10.27 | top 34.7% | 812 / 2,020 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.05 | 39.56 | top 57.4% | 762 / 1,328 | |
| Megaminx | 2:28.71 | 3:03.59 | top 60.7% | 450 / 798 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 267 / 343 | |
| Square-1 | 53.00 | — | top 78.8% | 410 / 541 |
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
- 23 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Baden-Württemberg Open 2019.
- 26 Oct 2019Six personal bests in one day at German Big Cube Open 2019.
- 26 Jul 2019Five personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 26 Apr 2015Three personal bests in one day at Tianjin University Open 2015.
- 26 Nov 2011Six personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2011.
- 25 Jun 2011Eight personal bests in one day at Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011.
Competitions
- Baden-Württemberg Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- German Big Cube Open 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin University Open 2015 · 26 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 8 personal bests set
- Hamburg Open 2011 · 30 Apr 2011 — 8 personal bests set
- German Open 2011 · 9 Apr 2011 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Leandro Baltazar — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Lasse Korbanka — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 5.01 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.