People · Australia
Jacob Bartusch-Rice
3×3 · top 12.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018BART08
Jacob Bartusch-Rice has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.57, set at Canberra Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 12.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,123rd in Australia. Across 3 competitions since October 2018, he has put 76 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 6% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.71 in October 2018 to 11.57, a 41% improvement. Jacob 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.57 | 14.62 | top 12.5% | 1,123 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 6.13 | top 21.4% | 1,661 / 8,727 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.55 | 10.00 | top 24.3% | 1,236 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 9.17 | 11.81 | top 49.7% | 1,608 / 3,589 | |
| Megaminx | 2:10.71 | 2:28.08 | top 51.7% | 646 / 1,313 | |
| Clock | 18.78 | 21.06 | top 61.1% | 673 / 1,159 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,878 / 3,108 | |
| Square-1 | 52.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 759 / 920 | |
| 5×5 | 3:05.93 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,176 / 1,412 |
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
- 19 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.57 at Canberra Spring Open 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Canberra Spring Open 2026.
- 6 Oct 2018First competition: Australian Nationals 2018. A 19.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026 · 2 Oct 2026
- Canberra Spring Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2018 · 6 Oct 2018
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.
- Emerson Owen — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ethan Gauci — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Angus Hannelly — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.