People · United States
Phillip Johnson
2×2 · top 8.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018JOHN14
Phillip Johnson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.48, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,487th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2018, he has put 275 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.38 in March 2018 to 10.95, a 33% improvement. Phillip 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.48 | 4.64 | top 8.8% | 3,487 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.95 | 13.81 | top 10.4% | 5,679 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 40.13 | 45.15 | top 12.3% | 1,857 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.67 | 14.63 | top 25.2% | 6,991 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.31 | 1:34.51 | top 27.7% | 2,196 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.29 | 32.97 | top 42.7% | 5,826 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 9.90 | 12.57 | top 54.4% | 9,982 / 19,164 | |
| 7×7 | 5:13.09 | 5:38.40 | top 54.9% | 1,645 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 3:32.65 | 4:00.08 | top 55.9% | 2,141 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 2:31.48 | — | top 61.9% | 4,792 / 8,026 |
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
- 1 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 31 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Music City Speedsolving 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.95 at Dixon Spring 2018.
- 9 Mar 2018First competition: CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018. A 16.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Peoria 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Albany Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2018 · 31 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018
- UIUC Spring 2018 · 6 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Dixon Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 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.
- Joshua Feran — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simon Kellum — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.