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Jackson Shorter
2×2 · top 6.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023SHOR01
Jackson Shorter has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.20, set at Pretzel Mania 2023, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,530th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 183 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.89 in February 2023 to 11.69, a 16% improvement. Jackson has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.20 | 4.50 | top 6.3% | 2,530 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.69 | 13.60 | top 12.9% | 6,987 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.79 | 10.34 | top 16.7% | 2,659 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.04 | 8.83 | top 20.3% | 5,546 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.39 | 1:32.67 | top 20.8% | 1,454 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 49.48 | 58.43 | top 24.2% | 3,736 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.20 | 45.44 | top 47.2% | 6,521 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 3:40.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,391 / 9,537 |
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
- 10 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at UMBC Spring 2025.
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Pretzel Mania 2023. A 16.26 3×3 single to start from.
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.89 at Pretzel Mania 2023.
Competitions
- UMBC Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- UMBC Winter 2024 · 2 Mar 2024
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Rich Tayag — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Kobe Balin — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Panashe Sharma — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.