People · United States
John-Michael Clay
2×2 · top 9.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2008 · 2008CLAY01
John-Michael Clay has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.59, set at Armonk Spring 2008, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,865th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2008, he has put 253 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.93 in April 2008 to 11.16, a 14% improvement. He 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 5.18 | top 9.8% | 3,865 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.16 | 13.89 | top 11.0% | 5,940 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 53.25 | 57.52 | top 28.7% | 4,459 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.56 | 32.02 | top 33.0% | 4,324 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.25 | 2:03.03 | top 41.4% | 3,353 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 52.02 | 1:04.77 | top 77.9% | 5,164 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:15.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,690 / 2,092 |
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
- 15 Jan 2011Three personal bests in one day at St. Joseph's College Winter 2011.
- 21 Mar 2009Three personal bests in one day at UPenn Spring competition 2009.
- 26 Apr 2008First competition: Armonk Spring 2008. A 12.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Upstate Cubing 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Upstate Cubing 2018 · 7 Apr 2018
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Connecticut Summer Competition 2009 · 1 Aug 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Safe Haven competition 2009 · 20 Jun 2009 — 1 personal best set
- UPenn Spring competition 2009 · 21 Mar 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Newark Winter 2009 · 7 Feb 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Westchester Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Newark Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Armonk Spring 2008 · 26 Apr 2008
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.
- Rowe Hessler — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Patrick Jameson — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Gavin Nelson — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.