People · New Zealand
Johnson Kan
3×3 · top 4.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021KANJ01
Johnson Kan has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.75, set at Dualling in Milford 2026, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 114th in New Zealand. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since August 2021, he has put 363 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.41 in August 2021 to 8.75, a 35% improvement. Johnson has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.75 | 10.14 | top 4.3% | 114 / 2,145 | |
| 4×4 | 35.56 | 38.50 | top 7.3% | 62 / 745 | |
| 2×2 | 2.91 | 5.27 | top 13.3% | 261 / 1,627 | |
| Skewb | 4.72 | 8.83 | top 16.1% | 127 / 670 | |
| Square-1 | 15.25 | 25.16 | top 17.0% | 51 / 254 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.02 | 1:23.86 | top 19.2% | 82 / 364 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.53 | 1:36.18 | top 20.3% | 79 / 284 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.13 | 28.53 | top 26.5% | 147 / 607 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.39 | 14.68 | top 31.1% | 436 / 1,149 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 96 / 111 |
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
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Beachside Auckland 2025.
- 13 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.15 at South Auckland Side Events 2024.
- 28 Jan 2023Five personal bests in one day at A New Year in Hamilton 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022Seven personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 13 Aug 2021First competition: NZ North Island Championship 2021. A 13.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dualling in Milford 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- A New Year in Auckland 2026 · 16 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beachside Auckland 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- South Auckland Side Events 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Clauckland 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Matariki Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 2021
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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 76 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Harris — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Xavier Courteau-Laing — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 5.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.