People · United States
John Wesley Neal IV
3×3 · top 31.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024NEAL01
John Wesley Neal IV has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.10, set at Cubing in School Westminster 2025, puts him in the top 31.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,271st in the United States. Across 7 competitions since February 2024, he has put 119 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.30 in February 2024 to 17.10, a 44% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.10 | 18.68 | top 31.3% | 17,271 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.05 | 6.43 | top 40.0% | 16,046 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 9.00 | 11.13 | top 48.4% | 8,624 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 22.10 | 28.55 | top 70.3% | 6,072 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.28 | — | top 71.9% | 10,354 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:06.82 | — | top 84.6% | 15,914 / 19,072 |
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
- 30 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.17 at GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025.
- 30 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025.
- 23 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 23.24 at Clayton State Cubing 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First competition: Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024. A 30.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer Roswell 2025 · 17 May 2025
- Cubing in School Westminster 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Clayton State Cubing 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024 · 3 Feb 2024
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Roman Wofford — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Liam E. Lee — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.10 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.