People · United States
Jack Kernan
2×2 · top 4.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016KERN03
Jack Kernan has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.97, set at Dayton Winter 2017, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,814th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2016, he has put 74 official solves on the record across seven events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.92 in December 2016 to 1.97, a 72% 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.97 | 6.53 | top 4.5% | 1,814 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.88 | 9.35 | top 17.2% | 2,729 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 17.19 | 20.84 | top 31.6% | 17,460 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.68 | 14.02 | top 50.5% | 14,664 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.24 | — | top 68.8% | 12,273 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:40.77 | — | top 70.8% | 6,233 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 8:18.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,122 / 4,196 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Wildcat Holiday 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.19 at Dayton Winter 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dayton Winter 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First competition: Shaker Fall 2016. A 21.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
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.
- Thomas Junker — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zachary Garber — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Phillip Lewicki — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.