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John S. Russell III

2×2 · top 0.29% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023RUSS03

John S. Russell III has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.85, set at Baton Rouge Winter 2026, puts him in the top 0.29% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 126th in the United States. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 22 competitions since March 2023, he has put 850 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.64 in March 2023 to 7.98, a 65% improvement. John has entered 22 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 0.29% of 186,767 all-time
0.85
signature single · Baton Rouge Winter 2026
850
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 84% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×20.851.99
top 0.29%126 / 40,951
Clock2.933.52
top 0.66%62 / 8,927
Skewb2.256.14
top 2.1%304 / 18,907
3×37.989.72
top 2.8%1,587 / 59,724
Pyraminx3.034.52
top 3.7%993 / 28,708
4×436.5042.49
top 8.2%1,229 / 19,072
3×3 one-handed16.7522.03
top 12.0%1,558 / 15,683
Square-115.0318.44
top 16.5%1,116 / 6,743
Megaminx1:21.061:27.59
top 22.5%1,548 / 7,841
5×51:24.321:38.15
top 22.7%1,755 / 9,401
3×3 Fewest Moves37 moves52.67
top 37.3%810 / 2,040
6×63:04.633:14.00
top 43.3%1,607 / 4,196
3×3 blindfolded2:37.28—
early days — 3 solves982 / 2,092
7×75:24.235:27.47
top 58.1%1,721 / 3,184
3×3 Multi-Blind2 of 2 cubes · 10:09—
early days — 1 solve483 / 731

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

Bayou Big Cubes 2023: 22.64Cajun Cube Clash 2023: 15.68Louisiana Mega Two Day 2023: 14.40T-Town Showdown 2023: 13.26Fleur-de-Lis Fall LA 2023: 12.19Baton Rouge Winter 2024: 9.21Volunteer State Cubing 2024: 11.70Bayou Big Cubes 2024: 10.87Red Stick Spring 2024: 10.44Louisiana Championship 2024: 11.57Mississippi Cubing Dawgs 2024: 9.50Fleur-de-Lis Fall LA 2024: 9.61New Orleans 2024: 10.42Baton Rouge Winter B 2025: 9.90Mississippi Championship 2025: 10.02Assumption Mustang Cubing 2025: 9.45Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025: 9.32Louisiana Mega Two Day 2025: 7.98Baton Rouge Winter 2026: 9.30Cube Against Cancer LA 2026: 8.427.9822.644 Mar 20234 Apr 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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 Clock single — 17 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
  • A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.25 away.

Targets move as he improves.