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John Louis
3×3 · top 57.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2006 · 2006LOUI01
John Louis has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 27.06, set at Shristi Open 2009, puts him in the top 57.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,810th in India. Across 24 competitions since October 2006, he has put 274 official solves on the record across seven 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 1:23.27 in October 2006 to 27.06, a 68% improvement. John has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 27.06 | 35.77 | top 57.0% | 8,810 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 12.53 | 23.01 | top 85.8% | 9,369 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 2:20.60 | 2:41.50 | top 89.3% | 3,385 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:57.87 | — | top 95.0% | 557 / 598 | |
| 5×5 | 5:05.72 | 6:57.42 | top 97.1% | 1,428 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 31.21 | 36.21 | top 98.5% | 8,588 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 4:42.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,530 / 4,516 |
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
- 7 Apr 2009First sub-30 3×3: 27.06 at Shristi Open 2009.
- 7 Apr 2009Five personal bests in one day at Shristi Open 2009.
- 4 Oct 2008First sub-60 3×3: 41.55 at Shaastra Open 2008.
- 14 Oct 2006First competition: Dutch Open 2006. A 1:23.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pragyan Cube Open 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- IIT Roorkee Open 2012 · 23 Mar 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Pragyan Cube Open 2012 · 26 Feb 2012
- Amrita Cube Championship 2012 · 2 Feb 2012
- Engineer Open 2011 · 29 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- DJ Speedcubing Open 2011 · 15 Sep 2011
- APOGEE Open 2011 · 27 Mar 2011
- Rubik's Cube Delhi Open 2011 · 27 Feb 2011
- Pragyan Cube Open 2011 · 20 Feb 2011
- Indian Open Rubik's Cube 2011 · 17 Feb 2011
- Mumbai Open Rubik's Cube 2011 · 5 Feb 2011
- Delhi Open 2010 · 14 Mar 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Quizfest Open 2010 · 21 Feb 2010
- Indian Open 2010 · 12 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Mumbai Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Open 2009 · 2 Oct 2009
- Shristi Open 2009 · 7 Apr 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Singapore Open 2009 · 28 Feb 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Indian Open 2009 · 13 Feb 2009
- Shaastra Open 2008 · 4 Oct 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Indian Open 2008 · 16 Feb 2008
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 · 5 Oct 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Japan Open 2007 · 28 Jul 2007
- Dutch Open 2006 · 14 Oct 2006
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.
- Bernett Orlando — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ranphoa Ngowa — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Rahul Kadukar — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.06 away.
- A sub-12 2×2 single — 157,609 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.