People · United States
John Vaughan
2×2 · top 5.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017VAUG01
John Vaughan has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.05, set at Wolfpack Winter 2018, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,035th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2017, he has put 167 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.62 in May 2017 to 9.33, a 70% improvement. John has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2.05 | 5.19 | top 5.1% | 2,035 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.33 | 11.00 | top 5.7% | 3,157 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 37.96 | 43.10 | top 9.7% | 1,455 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.76 | 12.00 | top 25.9% | 7,099 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.18 | 30.27 | top 34.7% | 4,577 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:06.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,672 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 10.87 | 14.56 | top 60.1% | 11,036 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,794 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 32.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,808 / 8,927 |
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
- 14 Aug 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at NxN Minnesota 2022.
- 14 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at NxN Minnesota 2022.
- 20 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2018.
- 21 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Wolfpack Winter 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-30 3×3: 15.43 at Raleigh Rubik's Rally 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.43 at Raleigh Rubik's Rally 2017.
Competitions
- Side Events Minnesota 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Frozen Lake Minnesota 2023 · 11 Feb 2023
- NxN Minnesota 2022 · 14 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Winter 2018 · 21 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Raleigh Rubik's Rally 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017
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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Robinson — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.