People · United States
John Reed
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024REED06
John Reed has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.97, set at TJHSST Winter 2026, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,678th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 92 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. John has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.97 | 11.40 | top 4.8% | 2,678 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.83 | 25.15 | top 17.3% | 2,241 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.63 | 4.81 | top 21.8% | 8,543 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 59.40 | 1:10.71 | top 35.8% | 5,775 / 19,072 |
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 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at TJHSST Winter 2026.
- 23 Mar 2024First competition: Clayton State Cubing 2024. A 9.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- TJHSST Winter 2026 · 15 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2025 · 27 Sep 2025
- Cubing at Carson 2024 · 4 May 2024
- River Hill Spring 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- Clayton State Cubing 2024 · 23 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.
- Joaquín Villablanca — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Drew Duong — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Warren Morris — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.