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John L. Tinkham
Pyraminx · top 9.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023TINK02
John L. Tinkham has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.28, set at Eastwood Cubing 2024, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,358th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2023, he has put 75 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.62 in September 2023 to 19.75, a 13% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 12.18 | top 9.1% | 2,358 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 19.75 | 22.63 | top 39.2% | 22,206 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.52 | 6.75 | top 45.5% | 18,406 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.69 | 1:45.35 | top 63.4% | 11,104 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 12.99 | 40.59 | top 70.6% | 13,285 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 2:57.04 | — | top 77.1% | 6,931 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.22 | — | top 80.2% | 11,863 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 32.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,737 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 1:12.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,084 / 6,743 |
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 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.75 at Eastwood Cubing 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First competition: Bulldog Fall 2023. A 22.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bulldog Winter 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Eastwood Cubing 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bulldog Fall 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
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.
- Keenan Darkins — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zach Baruch — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joe Norton — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.