People · United States
John Mackie
Skewb · top 3.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016MACK07
John Mackie has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.57, set at Music City Speedsolving 2017, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 487th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since October 2016, he has put 407 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.42 in October 2016 to 10.38, a 54% improvement. John has entered twelve 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.57 | 3.96 | top 3.2% | 487 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.92 | 6.29 | top 7.3% | 1,865 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.38 | 14.45 | top 8.6% | 4,724 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 4.05 | top 12.7% | 4,976 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 17.91 | 22.98 | top 23.2% | 1,528 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 59.33 | 1:09.11 | top 35.8% | 5,762 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.27 | 36.18 | top 51.8% | 7,146 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:34.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,823 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.52 | 2:43.65 | top 65.0% | 5,667 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 25.00 | 26.28 | top 76.7% | 6,721 / 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
- 17 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Grind City 2018.
- 29 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at St. Boois 2017.
- 7 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 10 Jun 2017Five personal bests in one day at SCC Summer 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 10.65 at Overland Park Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Overland Park Open 2017.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Gateway Ravioli Spring 2018 · 22 Apr 2018
- Grind City 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- SCC Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018
- St. Boois 2017 · 29 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- SCC Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Overland Park Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Marrs Mixup Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Severna Park Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 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.
- Katie Hull — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Edward Vakula — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jared Diehl — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.