People · United States
Darrius Jones
Skewb · top 5.6% of 74,164 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022JONE04
Darrius Jones has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.11, set at Virginia Championship 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 880th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2022, he has put 131 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.83 in April 2022 to 9.53, a 58% improvement. Darrius has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 3.11 | 6.49 | top 5.6% | 880 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 9.53 | 11.70 | top 6.2% | 3,485 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 6.12 | 8.38 | top 7.6% | 605 / 9,172 | |
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.84 | top 15.7% | 6,218 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.14 | 1:19.03 | top 16.4% | 1,136 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 43.41 | 44.88 | top 16.4% | 2,513 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 15.05 | 23.96 | top 16.6% | 1,140 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.97 | 1:30.10 | top 19.2% | 1,520 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.95 | 8.13 | top 19.7% | 5,328 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.59 | 29.76 | top 24.9% | 3,253 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 593 / 2,059 | |
| 6×6 | 3:00.06 | 3:05.70 | top 41.1% | 1,528 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:11.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,202 / 2,128 | |
| 7×7 | 5:31.08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,834 / 3,236 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Virginia Championship 2026.
- 17 Oct 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2026.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 15.35 at St. Joseph's Prep 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.71 at St. Joseph's Prep 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at St. Joseph's Prep 2022.
- 2 Apr 2022First competition: Slow N Steady Spring 2022. A 22.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Virginia Quiet Championship 2026 · 29 Aug 2026
- Slow N Steady Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022
- St. Joseph's Prep 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2022 · 2 Apr 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.
- Aubrey Trace — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Charles Jerome — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Currin Wilson — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.