People · United States
John McNeal
Pyraminx · top 2.5% of 130,891 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019MCNE02
John McNeal has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.60, set at Lake Erie Cubing Clash 2022, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 661st in the United States. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2019, he has put 227 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.24 in December 2019 to 8.79, a 42% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.60 | 3.75 | top 2.5% | 661 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 1.65 | 4.64 | top 2.9% | 1,131 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 8.79 | 9.77 | top 4.4% | 2,492 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 3.72 | 6.86 | top 9.1% | 1,418 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 40.46 | 47.85 | top 12.7% | 1,900 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 15.99 | 28.38 | top 18.7% | 1,275 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.13 | 1:34.81 | top 20.1% | 1,595 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.90 | 25.68 | top 25.8% | 3,371 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 11.40 | 13.13 | top 32.0% | 2,566 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.21 | 1:47.71 | top 35.4% | 2,583 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,117 / 2,059 |
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
- 22 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Lake Erie Cubing Clash 2022.
- 17 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania Championship 2022.
- 20 Nov 2021First sub-15 3×3: 11.01 at Pittsburgh Fall 2021.
- 20 Nov 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Pittsburgh Fall 2021.
- 20 Nov 2021Five personal bests in one day at Pittsburgh Fall 2021.
- 7 Dec 2019First competition: Pittsburgh Fall 2019. A 15.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lake Erie Showdown 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lake Erie Cubing Clash 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Pennsylvania Championship 2022 · 17 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Fall 2021 · 20 Nov 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Fall 2019 · 7 Dec 2019
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.
- Jacob Nobili — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Stephen Griggs — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Isaac McNeal — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 19 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.