People · United Kingdom
John Stanley
Pyraminx · top 14.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2022 · 2022STAN01
John Stanley has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.13, set at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026, puts him in the top 14.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 537th in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since January 2022, he has put 113 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.66 in January 2022 to 18.81, a 20% improvement. 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.13 | 10.90 | top 14.0% | 537 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 18.81 | 22.10 | top 36.5% | 2,473 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 10.24 | 12.92 | top 56.4% | 1,340 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.86 | 1:36.17 | top 59.0% | 1,279 / 2,071 | |
| 2×2 | 6.85 | 8.06 | top 59.2% | 3,054 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.31 | 1:09.73 | top 68.5% | 1,194 / 1,851 | |
| Megaminx | 3:13.94 | 3:26.72 | top 79.0% | 869 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 3:32.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,087 / 1,151 |
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
- 4 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.81 at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 29 Jan 2022First competition: Wakefield Open 2022. A 23.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024
- Edinburgh Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wakefield Open 2022 · 29 Jan 2022
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.
- Bella Campbell — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Mitchinson — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Scott Hunter — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.