People · South Africa
Jaco Faught
Pyraminx · top 36.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017FAUG02
Jaco Faught has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.02, set at Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022, puts him in the top 36.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 276th in South Africa. Across 7 competitions since July 2017, he has put 82 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:07.30 in July 2017 to 20.06, a 70% improvement. Jaco has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.02 | 41.27 | top 36.3% | 276 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 20.06 | 24.30 | top 40.1% | 562 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 10.28 | 14.43 | top 79.0% | 997 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:11.09 | — | early days — 2 solves | 43 / 53 | |
| 4×4 | 2:02.69 | 2:50.60 | top 82.8% | 347 / 491 | |
| Skewb | 33.49 | 50.19 | top 98.0% | 426 / 438 |
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
- 3 Jun 2022First sub-30 3×3: 27.72 at Arnold Classic Africa 2022.
- 5 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Gauteng Summer 2019.
- 18 May 2018First sub-60 3×3: 43.15 at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 8 Jul 2017First competition: Gauteng Winter 2017. A 1:07.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Please Be Solved This Time Joburg 2023 · 26 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pretoria Spring Morning 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Gauteng Summer 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Gauteng Winter 2017 · 8 Jul 2017
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.
- Marike Faught — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ruben Grobler — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Taariq Hassim — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.