People · United States
John Scott
2×2 · top 1.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019SCOT07
John Scott has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.44, set at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2022, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 752nd in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2019, he has put 221 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.70 in August 2019 to 9.01, a 71% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.44 | 3.12 | top 1.9% | 752 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.64 | 4.03 | top 2.6% | 682 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.01 | 11.00 | top 4.9% | 2,735 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.34 | 6.61 | top 13.3% | 2,063 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 42.31 | 45.86 | top 14.9% | 2,233 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.06 | 21.35 | top 15.2% | 1,969 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.27 | 1:36.21 | top 19.4% | 1,332 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.82 | 1:29.18 | top 24.0% | 1,856 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 20.76 | 25.55 | top 29.7% | 1,930 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 3:19.11 | 3:44.54 | top 50.1% | 1,879 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:40.29 | 5:56.10 | top 62.7% | 1,875 / 3,184 | |
| Clock | 27.30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,139 / 8,927 |
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
- 19 Nov 2022Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Texas Championship 2022.
- 29 Jul 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.01 at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2022.
- 29 Jul 2022Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2022.
- 22 Feb 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.37 at Trinity Valley Spring 2020.
- 22 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Trinity Valley Spring 2020.
- 25 Jan 2020First sub-20 3×3: 16.77 at Houston Winter 2020.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Texas Championship 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2022 · 29 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Trinity Valley Spring 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Houston Winter 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Fort Worth Fall Fiesta 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Back to School DFW 2019 · 31 Aug 2019
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.
- Dylan Baumbach — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Deng — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.