People · Canada
John Whissel
3×3 · top 35.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024WHIS01
John Whissel has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.52, set at Ottawa Spring 2025, puts him in the top 35.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,513th in Canada. Across 6 competitions since May 2024, he has put 90 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.27 in May 2024 to 18.52, a 46% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.52 | 19.65 | top 35.7% | 3,513 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 5.26 | 5.79 | top 42.5% | 2,978 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 8.23 | 17.50 | top 43.1% | 1,114 / 2,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.12 | 1:23.35 | top 50.8% | 1,392 / 3,118 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.76 | 15.30 | top 65.7% | 3,243 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.27 | 57.93 | top 67.1% | 1,624 / 2,620 | |
| Clock | 30.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 860 / 1,029 |
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
- 3 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.52 at Ottawa Spring 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-30 3×3: 26.43 at Ottawa Mini Winter B 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ottawa Mini Winter B 2025.
- 4 May 2024First competition: Ottawa Spring 2024. A 34.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ottawa Spring 2026 · 12 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Open de Gatineau 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ottawa Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ottawa Mini Winter B 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ottawa Summer 2024 · 27 Jul 2024
- Ottawa Spring 2024 · 4 May 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.
- Rémi Chrétien — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jonathan Proulx — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lukas Léonard — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.52 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.