People · Canada
Riley Johnstone
2×2 · top 2.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018JOHN09
Riley Johnstone has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.45, set at Halifax Summer 2024, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 124th in Canada. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since February 2018, he has put 458 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.76 in February 2018 to 1.45, a 79% improvement. Riley has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 1.45 | 2.29 | top 2.0% | 124 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.97 | 15.69 | top 3.0% | 64 / 2,632 | |
| 3×3 | 9.23 | 11.65 | top 5.5% | 531 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.79 | 5.79 | top 6.7% | 230 / 4,913 | |
| 4×4 | 44.55 | 55.03 | top 17.8% | 457 / 3,180 | |
| Skewb | 5.59 | 7.53 | top 22.7% | 544 / 2,928 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.38 | 1:46.90 | top 28.5% | 277 / 1,393 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.23 at Dalhousie Leap Year 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020Five personal bests in one day at Dalhousie Leap Year 2020.
- 26 Oct 2019Six personal bests in one day at Moncton Open 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Halifax Open 2019.
- 10 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.72 at Dalhousie Open 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018Five personal bests in one day at Dalhousie Open 2018.
Competitions
- Charlottetown Summer 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Moncton 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
- Halifax Fall 2025 · 16 Nov 2025
- Maritimes 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Halifax Summer 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Charlottetown Mini 2024 · 7 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Halifax Fall 2023 · 25 Nov 2023
- Dalhousie Leap Year 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Moncton Open 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Halifax Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Dalhousie Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Halifax Select 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Halifax Spring 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Halifax Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
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.
- Liam Orovec — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Saul Hafting — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Graeme Watt — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 800 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.