People · United States
Jacob Bair
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021BAIR01
Jacob Bair has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.89, set at Mountain House Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,567th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2021, he has put 81 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.52 in November 2021 to 8.89, a 39% improvement. Jacob 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.89 | 10.64 | top 4.6% | 2,567 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 43.16 | 47.27 | top 16.0% | 2,418 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.38 | 24.57 | top 16.1% | 2,076 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.66 | 13.27 | top 25.1% | 6,857 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.11 | 6.22 | top 27.9% | 11,015 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.48 | 1:58.02 | top 42.2% | 3,432 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:42.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,332 / 2,092 | |
| Megaminx | 3:02.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,882 / 7,841 |
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
- 18 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.89 at Mountain House Open 2026.
- 13 Nov 2021First competition: SacCubing X 2021. A 14.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- King of Prussia Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- Mountain House Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wolverine Weekdays 3 Orem 2025 · 21 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley April Weekday Tricubealon 2025 · 28 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing X 2021 · 13 Nov 2021
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.
- Zane Qureshi — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Martin — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Elijah Gabriel Ret — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 3.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.