People · South Africa
Jaco van der Bank
3×3 · top 39.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014BANK01
Jaco van der Bank has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.68, set at Johannesburg Open 2016, puts him in the top 39.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 543rd in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since November 2014, he has put 58 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 16.55 in November 2014 to 5.09, a 69% improvement. Jaco has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.68 | 22.98 | top 39.0% | 543 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 5.09 | 6.90 | top 40.5% | 430 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.21 | 14.86 | top 46.7% | 372 / 946 |
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
- 19 Jun 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.68 at Johannesburg Open 2016.
- 19 Jun 2016Four personal bests in one day at Johannesburg Open 2016.
- 29 Nov 2015First sub-30 3×3: 20.16 at Johannesburg Open 2015.
- 29 Nov 2015Three personal bests in one day at Johannesburg Open 2015.
- 23 Nov 2014First competition: Johannesburg 2014. A 39.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Johannesburg Open 2016 · 19 Jun 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Johannesburg 2014 · 23 Nov 2014
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.
- Jaméan Groenewald — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Quinton Scholtz — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Victor Ebubechukwu Tobechukwu Asiwe — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.68 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.