People · Germany
Ben Jacob
Pyraminx · top 42.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024JACO16
Ben Jacob has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.78, set at Rubik's German Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 42.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 985th in Germany. Across 2 competitions since October 2024, he has put 35 official solves on the record across four events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 14.03 in October 2024 to 8.78, a 37% improvement. Ben has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.78 | 12.18 | top 42.9% | 985 / 1,987 | |
| 3×3 | 26.42 | 29.20 | top 55.6% | 2,562 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 7.84 | 8.81 | top 66.8% | 2,099 / 2,875 | |
| Skewb | 17.27 | 22.94 | top 84.6% | 1,054 / 1,169 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Sep 2025First sub-30 3×3: 26.42 at Rubik's German Nationals 2025.
- 26 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2025.
- 4 Oct 2024First competition: Rubik's German Nationals 2024. A 38.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 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.
- Marlon Gerke — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Thomas Schukraft — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lars Krökel — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.