People · United States
John McCartney
2×2 · top 9.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023MCCA04
John McCartney has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.53, set at Pretzel Mania Summer 2024, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,690th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2023, he has put 161 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.64 in February 2023 to 16.08, a 14% improvement. John has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 4.88 | top 9.2% | 3,690 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.31 | 8.98 | top 22.3% | 6,107 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 16.08 | 20.06 | top 28.2% | 15,649 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.02 | 38.89 | top 49.0% | 6,818 / 15,900 |
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
- 31 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2024.
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Pretzel Mania 2023. A 18.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Pennsylvania Championship 2024 · 21 Jun 2024
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- PBs in Palisades 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 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.
- Samuel Krasne — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Collin Sayers — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Currin Wilson — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.