People · New Zealand
Tim Johnston
2×2 · top 2.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022JOHN06
Tim Johnston has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.61, set at Solve Well in Wellington 2025, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 79th in New Zealand. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since February 2022, he has put 572 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.09 in February 2022 to 9.51, a 33% improvement. Tim 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.61 | 5.07 | top 2.7% | 79 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.13 | 8.11 | top 4.1% | 75 / 1,149 | |
| 3×3 | 9.51 | 11.75 | top 6.2% | 140 / 2,145 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.10 | 1:27.29 | top 14.7% | 59 / 364 | |
| Skewb | 4.63 | 7.70 | top 15.5% | 121 / 670 | |
| 4×4 | 43.57 | 47.72 | top 16.6% | 119 / 745 | |
| 6×6 | 2:16.62 | 2:29.47 | top 18.9% | 36 / 150 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.25 | 1:38.12 | top 26.4% | 96 / 284 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.17 | 26.59 | top 26.6% | 148 / 607 | |
| 7×7 | 3:58.36 | 4:08.34 | top 30.1% | 49 / 126 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:59.71 | — | top 33.4% | 45 / 86 | |
| Clock | 13.35 | 16.25 | top 41.1% | 151 / 319 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 40.00 | top 44.8% | 60 / 111 | |
| Square-1 | 27.96 | 36.00 | top 45.6% | 133 / 254 |
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
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.51 at NZ Cubing in the Capital 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025Six personal bests in one day at Solve Well in Wellington 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Johnsonville FTOpen 2025.
- 14 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Only Cubes in Wellington 2024.
- 18 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Fast Solves in Fendalton 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
Competitions
- NZ Cubing in the Capital 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Solve Well in Wellington 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Johnsonville FTOpen 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Kubing in Kapiti 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Only Cubes in Wellington 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Fast Solves in Fendalton 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Half Turns Hataitai 2023 · 7 Oct 2023
- Ōtepoti Winter 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2022 · 19 Feb 2022
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.
- Jack McDougall — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jack Maddigan — met in 106 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.