People · United States
John Smith
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018SMIT13
John Smith has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.42, set at Pretzel Mania 2023, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,270th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since April 2018, he has put 246 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.05 in April 2018 to 9.42, a 75% improvement. John has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 9.42 | 11.26 | top 5.9% | 3,270 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 4.16 | top 8.0% | 3,139 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.49 | 19.65 | top 16.4% | 2,122 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.00 | 12.48 | top 44.8% | 12,893 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 8.69 | 15.56 | top 46.3% | 8,194 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.96 | — | top 57.5% | 9,931 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.20 | — | early days — 3 solves | 7,417 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,726 / 2,040 |
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
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.42 at Pretzel Mania 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Five personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Happy Valley Fall 2022.
- 28 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Clash at Carlisle Fall 2019.
- 1 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 10 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.32 at Lower Moreland Fall 2018.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
- Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Happy Valley Fall 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Clash at Carlisle Fall 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Northern Virginia Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Lower Moreland Fall 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2018 · 2 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Maryland 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Rally In The Valley 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018
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.
- Graham Lively — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Will Callan — met in 52 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shaun Mack — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.