People · United States
Arden Jacobson
Pyraminx · top 6.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019JACO04
Arden Jacobson has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.82, set at Rocky Mountain Championship 2026, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,736th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2019, he has put 338 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.97 in March 2019 to 10.02, a 37% improvement. Arden 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.82 | 6.45 | top 6.8% | 1,736 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.02 | 11.16 | top 7.5% | 4,131 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 3.95 | top 7.7% | 3,031 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 39.93 | 48.54 | top 12.1% | 1,784 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.44 | 1:20.01 | top 12.6% | 975 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 4.42 | 6.50 | top 13.9% | 2,156 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 2:15.36 | 2:22.20 | top 18.2% | 641 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 16.03 | 22.57 | top 18.7% | 1,265 / 6,743 | |
| 7×7 | 3:42.90 | 3:57.84 | top 24.5% | 692 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.72 | 1:35.82 | top 25.4% | 1,749 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.15 | 25.85 | top 29.2% | 3,769 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 15.20 | 16.87 | top 48.7% | 3,970 / 8,927 |
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
- 21 Aug 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Rocky Mountain Championship 2026.
- 25 May 2024Five personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Denver 2024.
- 11 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Colorado Springs Winter 2020.
- 9 Nov 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Veterans Day Open 2019.
- 25 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.36 at Colorado Qualifier 2019.
- 25 May 2019Six personal bests in one day at Colorado Qualifier 2019.
Competitions
- Rocky Mountain Championship 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Denver 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Colorado Springs Winter 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Veterans Day Open 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Rocky Mountain Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Zachary Miller — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Stone Amsbaugh — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Elizabeth Cutting — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.