People · United Kingdom
Jack Mitchinson
2×2 · top 1.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022MITC06
Jack Mitchinson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.35, set at York Summer 2026, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 121st in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2022, he has put 300 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.78 in March 2023 to 1.35, a 64% improvement. Jack 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.35 | 3.44 | top 1.5% | 121 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.19 | 8.32 | top 14.4% | 545 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 13.91 | 16.62 | top 20.6% | 1,386 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 6.34 | 9.18 | top 28.5% | 662 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.75 | 33.83 | top 33.6% | 605 / 1,851 | |
| Square-1 | 27.81 | 40.63 | top 45.2% | 403 / 778 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.21 | 1:18.36 | top 47.1% | 1,024 / 2,071 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.71 | 2:23.00 | top 51.0% | 584 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.05 | 2:27.96 | top 54.3% | 669 / 1,151 | |
| Clock | 21.55 | 23.54 | top 68.9% | 865 / 1,232 | |
| 6×6 | 4:19.02 | 4:24.49 | top 71.5% | 411 / 548 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.91 at York Summer 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at York Summer 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026.
- 12 Jul 2025Five personal bests in one day at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025.
- 15 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Wakefield Summer 2024.
- 25 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.93 at Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024.
Competitions
- York Summer 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024
- Wakefield Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wakefield Autumn 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 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.
- Bella Campbell — met in 59 rounds, never finished ahead
- Billie Hammill — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jimi Naysmith — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.