People · United Kingdom
Jack Buckley
3×3 · top 3.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2020 · 2020BUCK02
Jack Buckley has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.31, set at Stevenage September 2026, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 276th in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2020, he has put 208 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.29 in January 2020 to 8.31, a 42% improvement. Jack 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.31 | 10.33 | top 3.4% | 276 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 1.78 | 4.30 | top 3.5% | 257 / 4,946 | |
| 4×4 | 37.67 | 41.74 | top 9.5% | 227 / 2,112 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.11 | 7.54 | top 13.9% | 537 / 3,704 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.61 | 1:21.32 | top 14.3% | 194 / 1,167 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.67 | 1:28.66 | top 19.1% | 229 / 998 | |
| 6×6 | 2:51.25 | 3:08.26 | top 36.7% | 219 / 560 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.43 | 33.83 | top 40.5% | 719 / 1,861 | |
| Skewb | 10.95 | 13.41 | top 60.6% | 1,464 / 2,439 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Stevenage September 2026.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Seven personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 8 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Fontwell Open 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020First competition: Guildford Open 2020. A 14.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage September 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Fontwell Open 2020 · 8 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Guildford Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 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.
- Millie Gibbons-Paul — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Tom Salmon — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- James Alonso — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.