People · United Kingdom
John Stanley
Pyraminx · top 14.0% of 130,891 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 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 542nd in the United Kingdom. Across 6 competitions since January 2022, he has put 136 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.66 in January 2022 to 18.47, a 22% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.13 | 10.90 | top 14.0% | 542 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 | 18.47 | 22.10 | top 35.6% | 2,437 / 6,785 | |
| Skewb | 10.24 | 12.92 | top 56.4% | 1,352 / 2,439 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.86 | 1:36.17 | top 59.1% | 1,308 / 2,112 | |
| 2×2 | 6.85 | 8.06 | top 59.2% | 3,083 / 4,946 | |
| Megaminx | 2:35.79 | 3:07.81 | top 64.1% | 756 / 998 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.31 | 1:09.73 | top 68.5% | 1,199 / 1,861 | |
| 5×5 | 3:32.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,103 / 1,167 |
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
- Brampton Autumn 2026 · 20 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- 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 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Mitchinson — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Rylan Cheng-Brown — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.