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Timothy Johnstone
Megaminx · top 8.1% of 34,786 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024JOHN49
Timothy Johnstone has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 56.32, set at Stevenage March 2025, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 101st in the United Kingdom. Until April 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2024, he has put 107 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.70 in September 2024 to 13.05, a 34% improvement. Timothy has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 56.32 | 1:04.60 | top 8.1% | 101 / 966 | |
| 3×3 | 13.05 | 15.11 | top 17.6% | 1,181 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 3.63 | 5.94 | top 21.8% | 1,225 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 48.43 | 59.77 | top 22.7% | 508 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.73 | 32.44 | top 38.7% | 686 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.20 | — | top 51.2% | 635 / 1,151 |
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
- 14 Dec 2024Five personal bests in one day at Norwich Winter 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.35 at Ipswich Autumn 2024.
- 15 Sep 2024First competition: Stevenage Beginners September B 2024. A 19.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Norwich Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Ipswich Autumn 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage Beginners September B 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
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.
- Ben Ridley — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Adam Swaine — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Robinson — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 6.32 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.