People · United States
John Tamanas
2×2 · top 2.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2007 · 2007TAMA02
John Tamanas has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.55, set at Brown Cubing Day 2009, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 934th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 41 competitions since April 2007, he has put 1,182 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.75 in April 2007 to 8.16, a 79% improvement. John has entered 41 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 1.55 | 3.49 | top 2.4% | 934 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 8.16 | 10.13 | top 3.1% | 1,743 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.84 | 22.89 | top 7.8% | 1,046 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 27 moves | 36.33 | top 8.0% | 187 / 2,040 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.43 | 12.13 | top 23.3% | 6,292 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 51.91 | 58.40 | top 27.1% | 4,169 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 25.00 | 43.13 | top 39.2% | 2,543 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.52 | 2:43.81 | top 65.0% | 5,667 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:47.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,768 / 2,092 |
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
- 1 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 6 Aug 2010Three personal bests in one day at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 1 May 2010Three personal bests in one day at Safe Haven competition 2010.
- 18 Apr 2010First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Baltimore Spring competition 2010.
- 30 May 2009Five personal bests in one day at Cumberland Valley Open 2009.
- 7 Feb 2009Three personal bests in one day at Newark Winter 2009.
Competitions
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Starlight Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Bridgewater Open 2011 · 3 Dec 2011
- Harvard Fall 2011 · 22 Oct 2011
- Princeton Fall 2011 · 24 Sep 2011 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Hackley Summer 2011 · 30 Jul 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2011 · 28 May 2011
- Park Ridge Open 2011 · 14 May 2011
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011
- Liberty Science Center Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010
- Princeton Fall 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Long Island 2010 · 21 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2010 · 29 May 2010
- Safe Haven competition 2010 · 1 May 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Baltimore Spring competition 2010 · 18 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Brown Cubing Day 2009 · 12 Dec 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2009 · 14 Nov 2009
- Connecticut Summer Competition 2009 · 1 Aug 2009
- canadianCubing Classic 2009 · 25 Jul 2009
- Safe Haven competition 2009 · 20 Jun 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Cumberland Valley Open 2009 · 30 May 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2009 · 23 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Drexel Winter 2009 · 14 Mar 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Fort Lee Winter 2009 · 7 Mar 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Newark Winter 2009 · 7 Feb 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Westchester Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008
- Drexel Fall 2008 · 15 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Newark Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals and Open 2008 · 19 Jul 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Da Vinci Science Center competition 2008 · 14 Jun 2008
- Washington DC Open 2008 · 17 May 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Cornell Spring competition 2008 · 19 Apr 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Open 2008 · 22 Mar 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Kearny Kardinal competition 2008 · 16 Feb 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Fall 2007 · 24 Nov 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Pleasantville Fall competition 2007 · 3 Nov 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Captain's Cove competition 2007 · 26 May 2007
- Rutgers Spring competition 2007 · 22 Apr 2007
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.
- Rowe Hessler — met in 165 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Kian Barry — met in 161 rounds, finished ahead 126 times
- Dan Cohen — met in 156 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.