People · United States
John Ludwick
Skewb · top 5.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023LUDW01
John Ludwick has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.06, set at See Georgia: Lake Russell A 2024, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 814th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since January 2023, he has put 225 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.19 in January 2023 to 9.76, a 60% improvement. John has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.06 | 5.19 | top 5.3% | 814 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 2.80 | top 6.0% | 2,387 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.76 | 11.37 | top 6.8% | 3,719 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.43 | 7.16 | top 9.9% | 2,552 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.76 | 21.05 | top 17.1% | 2,211 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 47.64 | 51.30 | top 21.7% | 3,288 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.05 | 1:56.63 | top 31.5% | 2,495 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.80 | 1:49.54 | top 36.3% | 2,597 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 15.53 | 19.37 | top 50.0% | 4,081 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 51.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,149 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 4:50.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,185 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:19.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,635 / 3,184 |
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
- 28 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024Ten personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Upstate Palmetto Puzzles 2024.
- 4 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at North Carolina Championship 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.59 at Hobcaw Cubing 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Hobcaw Cubing 2023.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 10 personal bests set
- See Georgia: Lake Russell A 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Upstate Palmetto Puzzles 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- North Carolina Championship 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Staunton Speedsolving 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Hobcaw Cubing 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Big Cubes in Edneyville 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Spring 2023 · 2 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Oak Valley Winter B 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Chula Vista Winter 2023 · 14 Jan 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.
- Antonio Bonessi — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Katie Hull — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eddie Szuster — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.