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John Wolfgang So
3×3 · top 6.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016SOJO01
John Wolfgang So has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.69, set at Negros Speedcubing Open 2016, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 676th in the Philippines. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2016, he has put 101 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.17 in April 2016 to 9.69, a 40% improvement. John has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.69 | 13.93 | top 6.6% | 676 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 4.43 | 5.51 | top 32.0% | 1,583 / 4,257 | |
| Skewb | 9.94 | 14.45 | top 54.6% | 869 / 1,320 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.75 | 1:48.29 | top 62.7% | 1,558 / 2,135 |
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
- 29 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.02 at Negros Speedcubing Open 2016.
- 29 Dec 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Negros Speedcubing Open 2016.
- 29 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Negros Speedcubing Open 2016.
- 16 Apr 2016First competition: Western Visayas Open 2016. A 16.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Iloilo Speedcubing Open II 2018 · 28 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Iloilo Speedcubing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Negros Speedcubing Open 2016 · 29 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Western Visayas Open 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 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.
- May John Gumayan Saban — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jay Benedict Alfaras — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Emmanuel Martin Maypa Machon — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.