People · United States
Eric Asher Jones
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024JONE17
Eric Asher Jones has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.67, set at Berkeley Fall 2025, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,136th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2024, he has put 140 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.76 in June 2024 to 9.24, a 55% improvement. Eric 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.67 | 3.30 | top 2.9% | 1,136 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.24 | 10.96 | top 5.4% | 3,042 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.37 | 21.52 | top 11.1% | 1,453 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 40.75 | 49.39 | top 13.0% | 1,925 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.83 | 8.13 | top 18.7% | 4,987 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.28 | 1:37.29 | top 18.9% | 1,282 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 5.26 | 7.20 | top 20.2% | 3,222 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.17 | 1:39.46 | top 30.0% | 2,365 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 35.81 | 40.34 | top 59.7% | 3,944 / 6,743 |
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
- 1 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Sequoia Cubing 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Berkeley Fall 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall 2025.
- 24 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 11.34 at North Carolina Championship 2025.
- 24 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.34 at North Carolina Championship 2025.
- 24 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at North Carolina Championship 2025.
Competitions
- Sequoia Cubing 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- North Carolina Championship 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- See Georgia: Lake Russell A 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Nathan Smith — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Eddie Szuster — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ethan Owens — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.