People · United States
John Hornacek
Pyraminx · top 0.24% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018HORN05
John Hornacek has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.33, set at Minnesota Cube Days 2020, puts him in the top 0.24% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 80th in the United States. Until October 2015, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2018, he has put 312 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.34 in December 2018 to 7.72, a 79% improvement. John has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 1.33 | 4.30 | top 0.24% | 80 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 2.26 | 3.44 | top 2.1% | 312 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 1.50 | 3.29 | top 2.2% | 856 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 7.72 | 10.15 | top 2.3% | 1,357 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 42.09 | 46.43 | top 14.6% | 2,188 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.63 | 28.53 | top 25.0% | 3,223 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 44.33 | early days — 3 solves | 1,251 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 | 2:21.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,294 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 23.05 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,294 / 8,927 |
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
- 5 Feb 2022Four personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2022.
- 7 Mar 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.20 at Minnesota Cube Days 2020.
- 7 Mar 2020Seven personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Days 2020.
- 25 Oct 2019Six personal bests in one day at Copper Country Cubing Fall 2019.
- 16 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019.
- 24 May 2019First sub-30 3×3: 13.68 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha B 2021 · 5 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Days 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Copper Country Cubing Fall 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
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 67 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Simon Kellum — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.