People · United States
John Pelley
Square-1 · top 17.1% of 25,272 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024PELL02
John Pelley has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 15.32, set at Steel City Sprint PA 2026, puts him in the top 17.1% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,159th in the United States. Across 10 competitions since March 2024, he has put 274 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.48 in March 2024 to 15.29, a 48% improvement. John 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 15.32 | 18.91 | top 17.1% | 1,159 / 6,743 | |
| 2×2 | 3.60 | 4.86 | top 21.4% | 8,387 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.56 | 9.46 | top 24.3% | 6,621 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 15.29 | 16.79 | top 25.4% | 13,836 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 10.27 | 12.62 | top 26.5% | 2,038 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 7.14 | 9.45 | top 34.7% | 5,876 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.95 | 1:22.98 | top 47.8% | 7,975 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.65 | 44.60 | top 66.2% | 9,407 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:45.27 | — | top 68.2% | 5,253 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:39.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,582 / 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
- 29 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Tartan Twist PA 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Steel City Sprint PA 2026.
- 2 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at More Cubing with the Cougars WV 2025.
- 15 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubes in the Mountains WV 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Fast in Fayette 2024.
- 3 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.57 at Eastwood Mall Summer 2024.
Competitions
- Tartan Twist PA 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Steel City Sprint PA 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- More Cubing with the Cougars WV 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Presidential Puzzles in PA 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes in the Mountains WV 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Winter 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Fast in Fayette 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cumberland County Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Eastwood Mall Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2024 · 9 Mar 2024
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.
- Xavier Ye — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Krishna Joyce — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Mason Paice — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 Square-1 single — 4,160 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.