People · United States
Jack Ralsten
2×2 · top 4.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2016 · 2016RALS01
Jack Ralsten has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.98, set at Mason Cubing Challenge 2016, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,844th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2016, he has put 215 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.05 in February 2016 to 1.98, a 67% improvement. Jack has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 1.98 | 3.65 | top 4.6% | 1,844 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.16 | 14.07 | top 14.4% | 7,722 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.58 | 10.72 | top 24.5% | 6,675 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 7.91 | 9.67 | top 40.6% | 7,021 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.73 | 37.84 | top 41.2% | 5,524 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.42 | 1:17.89 | top 43.3% | 7,138 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 45.33 | early days — 3 solves | 1,251 / 2,040 | |
| Square-1 | 39.12 | 1:02.88 | top 64.2% | 4,226 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 3:25.46 | — | top 85.4% | 7,911 / 9,401 |
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
- 10 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Shaker Fall 2016.
- 10 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Mason Cubing Challenge 2016.
- 29 Jul 2016Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 11 Jun 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.99 at Duke Summer 2016.
- 7 May 2016First sub-20 3×3: 15.46 at Summit City Open 2016.
- 2 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at Dayton Spring 2016.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Duke Summer 2016 · 11 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Summit City Open 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Dayton Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaker Heights 2016 · 20 Feb 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.
- Blake Thompson — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Andy Denney — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Hildreth — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.