People · United States
John Marsala
3×3 · top 12.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017MARS03
John Marsala has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.57, set at Clash at Carlisle Fall 2019, puts him in the top 12.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,666th in the United States. Across 14 competitions since July 2017, he has put 301 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.22 in July 2017 to 11.57, a 56% improvement. John has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 11.57 | 15.23 | top 12.4% | 6,666 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.85 | 4.08 | top 12.6% | 4,936 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 19.25 | 30.65 | top 26.2% | 1,712 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.24 | 1:55.60 | top 32.2% | 2,277 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 7.34 | 11.71 | top 36.3% | 6,177 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.87 | 12.33 | top 43.7% | 12,534 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.47 | 1:16.79 | top 46.4% | 7,714 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.00 | 37.83 | top 48.9% | 6,705 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.59 | — | top 65.6% | 5,710 / 9,401 |
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 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Clash at Carlisle Fall 2019.
- 17 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania 2018.
- 30 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Maryland 2018.
- 12 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Lower Moreland Spring 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at Incredible Pencil Mania 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018Five personal bests in one day at Incredible Pencil Mania 2018.
Competitions
- Clash at Carlisle Fall 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019
- Arcadia Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- New Hope Open Winter 2019 · 20 Jan 2019
- Lower Moreland Fall 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Maryland 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- New Hope Open Spring 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lower Moreland Spring 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Severna Park Showdown 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017
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.
- Will Callan — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luigi Soriano — met in 57 rounds, never finished ahead
- AJ Kamal — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.