People · United States
John Nielsen
3×3 · top 31.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017NIEL02
John Nielsen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.07, set at Utah Valley Open 2019, puts him in the top 31.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,213th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since January 2017, he has put 72 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.88 in January 2017 to 17.07, a 31% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.07 | 19.68 | top 31.2% | 17,213 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.32 | 8.69 | top 54.2% | 22,106 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.32 | — | top 64.6% | 11,348 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.14 | 53.60 | top 68.3% | 9,758 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:45.43 | — | early days — 3 solves | 8,376 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 1:14.95 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,169 / 6,743 |
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
- 8 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Southern Utah Fall Open 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.32 at Utah Winter Open 2018.
- 21 Jan 2017First competition: Utah Cubing for Charity 2017. A 24.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Valley Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Southern Utah Fall Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Winter Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Megacomp II 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Cubing for Charity 2017 · 21 Jan 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.
- Calvin Nielson — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Damian Wilding — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eric Pesci — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.07 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.