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Tyler Johnson
Skewb · top 0.45% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017JOHN09
Tyler Johnson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.50, set at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023, puts him in the top 0.45% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 74th in the United States. Until October 2015, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 72 competitions since May 2017, he has put 3,824 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.93 in May 2017 to 6.57, a 74% improvement. Tyler has entered 72 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.50 | 2.91 | top 0.45% | 74 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 3.01 | 3.96 | top 0.76% | 74 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 6.57 | 8.20 | top 0.91% | 577 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 46.65 | 53.56 | top 0.97% | 82 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 1.95 | 2.82 | top 1.1% | 296 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 26.33 | 31.03 | top 1.1% | 189 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 1:25.41 | 1:35.04 | top 1.2% | 45 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.94 | 13.64 | top 1.8% | 288 / 15,683 | |
| 7×7 | 2:16.71 | 2:20.78 | top 1.9% | 49 / 3,184 | |
| 2×2 | 1.47 | 2.69 | top 2.0% | 807 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 7.90 | 12.00 | top 2.9% | 210 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 47.68 | 53.45 | top 4.1% | 286 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | 36.67 | top 17.4% | 385 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:33.22 | — | top 44.3% | 946 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 19:45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 394 / 731 |
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
- 22 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025.
- 18 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Slice 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at NxN Minnesota 2023.
- 2 Jun 2023Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023.
Competitions
- Big Brain Minnesota 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Mini-sota Heartland Warm-Up II 2026 · 5 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Race the Clock MN 2025 · 27 Dec 2025
- Minnesota Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Cubetcha MN 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Big Brain Minnesota 2025 · 17 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Twice the Mini-sota 2025 · 12 Jul 2025
- Minnesota Slice 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Mini-sota Monday Qualifier 2025 · 5 May 2025
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2025 · 27 Apr 2025
- FMC and More Minnesota 2025 · 19 Apr 2025
- Mini-sota Wednesday Qualifier 2025 · 2 Apr 2025
- Racing in Rosemount 2025 · 15 Mar 2025
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Spooky Mini-sota 2024 · 31 Oct 2024
- Rosemount Side Events 2024 · 1 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rosemount Big Cubes 2024 · 18 Aug 2024
- Extremely Mini-sota 2024 · 5 Aug 2024
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Warm Up 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Qualifier 2024 · 4 May 2024
- Eau Claire 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- New Ulm Reboot 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Leap Day 2024 · 29 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Elite in Eagan 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Meetup III Wednesday 2024 · 3 Jan 2024
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2023 · 30 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN Minnesota 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- SPAMtown II 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Woods 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Sioux Falls Saturday 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Mini Minnesota Summer 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Meetup II Thursday 2023 · 29 Jun 2023
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023 · 2 Jun 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SPAMtown Cubing 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Frozen Lake Minnesota 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Meetup Tuesday 2023 · 10 Jan 2023
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Mini Minnesota Friday 2022 · 30 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN Minnesota 2022 · 14 Aug 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Day 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubetcha A 2021 · 4 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Days 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2019 · 14 Dec 2019
- 3x3 Only Minnesota 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Qualifier 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Independence Cube Day 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 10 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Race the Clock 2017 · 31 Dec 2017
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017
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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 687 rounds, finished ahead 112 times
- Walker Welch — met in 681 rounds, finished ahead 389 times
- Tyler Robinson — met in 572 rounds, finished ahead 191 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-3 Clock single — 239 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.