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John Owen King

3×3 · top 70.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026KING13

John Owen King has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 34.88, set at Cubing the Coast MS 2026, puts him in the top 70.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42,534th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 18 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 57.66 in May 2026 to 34.88, a 40% improvement. John has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 70.3% of 284,439 all-time
34.88
signature single · Cubing the Coast MS 2026
18
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×334.8843.46
top 70.3%42,534 / 59,724
Pyraminx18.6927.89
top 91.0%26,705 / 28,708

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

Magnolia State Cubing 2026: 57.66Cubing the Coast MS 2026: 34.8834.8857.6630 May 202622 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Shawn Parker — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
  • Seth Talbot — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
  • RJ Gohn — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead

Next targets

  • A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 4.88 away.
  • A sub-15 Pyraminx single — 105,805 people have one; it is 3.69 away.

Targets move as he improves.