People · United States
Johnny Ta
3×3 · top 1.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017TAJO02
Johnny Ta has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.17, set at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 930th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2017, he has put 210 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.28 in April 2017 to 7.17, a 74% improvement. Johnny has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 7.17 | 11.82 | top 1.5% | 930 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 40.97 | 47.19 | top 13.2% | 1,973 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.40 | 9.56 | top 15.8% | 4,153 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 5.32 | 10.63 | top 20.6% | 3,299 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.73 | 4.80 | top 23.1% | 9,054 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.12 | 1:48.10 | top 39.3% | 3,154 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 13.43 | 21.52 | top 41.4% | 3,309 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.04 | 36.12 | top 53.5% | 7,402 / 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
- 8 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 7.17 at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026.
- 23 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2019.
- 20 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Greensboro Summer 2019.
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.72 at Carolina Season Starter 2018.
- 3 Sep 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.96 at Hendersonville Fall 2017.
Competitions
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- NxN Nonsense NC 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Scuppernong Spectacular 2019 · 30 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Greensboro Summer 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Carolina Season Starter 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Hendersonville Fall 2017 · 3 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Crossroads Cubing Spring 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hendersonville Spring 2017 · 23 Apr 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.
- Silas Starling — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Katie Hull — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- John Albright — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.