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Jacob Bell

3×3 · top 14.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017BELL04

Jacob Bell has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.07, set at South East Texas Open 2018, puts him in the top 14.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,569th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since April 2017, he has put 177 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.11 in April 2017 to 12.07, a 25% improvement. Jacob has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 14.1% of 284,439 all-time
12.07
signature single · South East Texas Open 2018
177
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 89% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×312.0714.08
top 14.1%7,569 / 59,724
Square-118.9429.54
top 25.6%1,688 / 6,743
4×451.1357.70
top 26.1%4,021 / 19,072
2×24.274.89
top 30.0%11,893 / 40,951
Pyraminx7.479.58
top 31.8%8,872 / 28,708
Skewb7.188.83
top 35.0%5,934 / 18,907
5×51:42.022:00.27
top 36.9%2,937 / 9,401
Megaminx2:09.73
early days — 2 solves3,815 / 7,841
3×3 one-handed39.2644.17
top 64.3%9,103 / 15,683

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

Don't Mess With Texas 2017: 16.11Texas Two-Day Showdown 2017: 16.83Southern Championships 2017: 16.65Cajun Cube Clash 2017: 15.85Yeehaw 2017: 12.91Parity for Charity 2017: 13.98South East Texas Open 2018: 12.0712.0716.8329 Apr 20176 Jan 2018

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
  • A sub-15 Square-1 single — 4,160 people have one; it is 3.94 away.

Targets move as he improves.