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John Villa
Pyraminx · top 2.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023VILL23
John Villa has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.78, set at Albuquerque Cubefest 2024, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 785th in the United States. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since April 2023, he has put 109 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.06 in April 2023 to 9.58, a 21% improvement. John has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.78 | 5.24 | top 2.9% | 785 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.58 | 10.80 | top 6.3% | 3,491 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.25 | 3.42 | top 6.6% | 2,616 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 7.31 | 7.70 | top 12.2% | 932 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.98 | 1:28.76 | top 20.5% | 1,409 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 16.86 | 23.01 | top 20.7% | 1,389 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 48.81 | 53.55 | top 23.2% | 3,529 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.17 | 2:04.71 | top 48.7% | 4,084 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.37 | 39.28 | top 58.0% | 8,082 / 15,683 |
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
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Albuquerque Cubefest 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Albuquerque Cubefest 2024.
- 29 Apr 2023First competition: BeCubed Spring 2023. A 12.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Albuquerque Cubefest 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- BeCubed Spring 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Estevan Lujan — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mario Flores — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Cy Hamilton — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.