People · United States
John E. Bolling
3×3 · top 12.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2021 · 2021BOLL01
John E. Bolling has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.58, set at Nebraska Heartland Warmup 2023, puts him in the top 12.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,687th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2021, he has put 120 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.03 in October 2021 to 11.58, a 36% improvement. John has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.58 | 13.78 | top 12.4% | 6,687 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 52.28 | 57.77 | top 27.5% | 4,249 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.56 | 11.55 | top 32.6% | 9,131 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.77 | 33.30 | top 36.2% | 4,787 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.95 | 2:05.52 | top 38.3% | 3,069 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 15.11 | 21.40 | top 48.3% | 3,930 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 30.13 | 35.85 | top 49.6% | 3,241 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.22 | 2:23.92 | top 55.9% | 4,193 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 11.38 | 14.50 | top 62.9% | 11,654 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:16.78 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,695 / 2,092 | |
| 6×6 | 5:01.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,284 / 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
- 15 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2023.
- 31 Mar 2023Five personal bests in one day at Nebraska Heartland Warmup 2023.
- 29 Apr 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.94 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022.
- 29 Apr 2022Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022.
- 9 Oct 2021First competition: Oklahoma Fall AM 2021. A 18.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Nebraska Heartland Warmup 2023 · 31 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Fall AM 2021 · 9 Oct 2021
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Rahn — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 2.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.