People · United States
Fintan Andrew Jones
Pyraminx · top 6.3% of 130,891 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023JONE02
Fintan Andrew Jones has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.70, set at Deerfield MA Summer 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,638th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2023, he has put 176 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.27 in January 2023 to 11.12, a 76% improvement. Fintan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 3.70 | 6.64 | top 6.3% | 1,638 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 11.12 | 13.43 | top 10.9% | 5,969 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 5.65 | top 19.3% | 7,663 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 9.33 | 13.32 | top 21.6% | 1,697 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.97 | 1:35.97 | top 24.4% | 1,717 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.34 | 1:08.79 | top 42.2% | 7,021 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 9.01 | 13.59 | top 48.6% | 8,779 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 29.83 | 46.45 | top 49.2% | 3,254 / 6,846 |
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 2026Three personal bests in one day at Deerfield MA Summer 2026.
- 23 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.45 at Amherst Fall 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.54 at Brookline Favorites 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Brookline Favorites 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Connecticut Winter 2024.
- 5 Nov 2023First sub-30 3×3: 27.90 at Northampton Fall B 2023.
Competitions
- Deerfield MA Summer 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Saint John's Warm Up 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Amherst Fall 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Brookline Favorites 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Quabbin Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Connecticut Winter 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Northampton Fall B 2023 · 5 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023
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.
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Levi Gibson — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Curtis Chai — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.