People · United States
John Shepherd Bryan
3×3 · top 11.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023BRYA02
John Shepherd Bryan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.36, set at Rhein-Neckar Autumn 2023, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,270th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since January 2023, he has put 144 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.45 in January 2023 to 11.36, a 26% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.36 | 13.51 | top 11.6% | 6,270 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 52.33 | 1:04.73 | top 27.6% | 4,263 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.25 | 10.35 | top 29.9% | 8,297 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.75 | 5.68 | top 36.1% | 14,435 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.09 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,406 / 9,401 |
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
- 8 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Returns Munich A 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Baden Basic & Beginners 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.24 at Rhein-Neckar Open 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First competition: Frozen Lake Constance 2023. A 16.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rhein-Neckar Autumn 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Eberstädter Einsteiger-Event 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Returns Munich A 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Baden Basic & Beginners 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Open 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Frozen Lake Constance 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Patrick Hetco — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wiebke Drude — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Martin Heilig — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 2.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.