People · United States
Jacob A. Abell
Skewb · top 13.4% of 74,164 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022ABEL01
Jacob A. Abell has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.35, set at Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026, puts him in the top 13.4% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,104th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since June 2022, he has put 260 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.77 in June 2022 to 19.06, a 40% improvement. Jacob has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.35 | 5.80 | top 13.4% | 2,104 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.72 | 13.68 | top 25.6% | 7,113 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 19.06 | 23.34 | top 37.4% | 21,372 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.89 | 9.12 | top 38.0% | 15,453 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:49.19 | — | top 40.0% | 2,960 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 15.84 | 18.19 | top 51.3% | 4,310 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.97 | 55.47 | top 68.1% | 9,845 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:59.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,391 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 3:19.00 | — | top 83.8% | 7,841 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.31 | — | top 85.0% | 5,785 / 6,846 |
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
- 16 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.12 at New-Cumberland County 2025.
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 24.72 at Square-Fun in Bloomsburg 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Square-Fun in Bloomsburg 2023.
- 4 Jun 2022First competition: ROC the Cube 2022. A 31.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cumberland County Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- High Five Bloomsburg 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at Carson 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cumberland County Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Railroad City 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Berwick Fall 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Square-Fun in Bloomsburg 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- ROC the Cube 2022 · 4 Jun 2022
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.
- Zach Ridall — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zayn Khanani — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Hassan Khanani — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.