People · United States
John Kelley
3×3 · top 4.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016KELL03
John Kelley has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.77, set at Slow N Steady Winter 2018, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,464th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since January 2016, he has put 217 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.17 in January 2016 to 8.77, a 52% improvement. John has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 8.77 | 11.76 | top 4.4% | 2,464 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 4.13 | top 16.9% | 6,707 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.38 | 23.46 | top 18.9% | 2,467 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 47.58 | 55.52 | top 21.7% | 3,326 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 24.67 | 41.44 | top 38.6% | 2,532 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 11.30 | 13.45 | top 62.5% | 11,719 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 2:42.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,426 / 9,537 |
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
- 17 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Winter 2018.
- 16 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Severna Park Showdown 2017.
- 13 Jul 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.90 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017.
- 24 Sep 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.98 at Slow N Steady Fall 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First competition: Slow N Steady Winter 2016. A 18.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Summer 2018 · 2 Sep 2018
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Severna Park Showdown 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Severna Park Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- NovaCube 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Rockville Winter 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Severna Park Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2016 · 30 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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jonathan Tilahun — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Will Callan — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.