People · Canada
Riley Johnson
2×2 · top 23.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016JOHN13
Riley Johnson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.75, set at Battle of Waterloo 2018, puts him in the top 23.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,557th in Canada. Across 6 competitions since June 2016, he has put 91 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.87 in June 2016 to 15.69, a 37% improvement. Riley 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.75 | 5.10 | top 23.3% | 1,557 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 15.69 | 18.34 | top 26.8% | 2,577 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 6.57 | 10.94 | top 30.3% | 735 / 2,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.94 | 12.24 | top 35.7% | 1,630 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.48 | 51.09 | top 64.6% | 1,560 / 2,620 |
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
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Waterloo Winter 2025.
- 16 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Newmarket Open 2018.
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.98 at Toronto Limited Fall 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016First competition: Newmarket Open 2016. A 24.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waterloo Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Appleby Summer B 2023 · 13 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Newmarket Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
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.
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Paul Ellement — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Leo Min-Bedford — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.