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Jacob Boyd

2×2 · top 1.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018BOYD02

Jacob Boyd has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.44, set at Return to Green OH 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 771st in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since October 2018, he has put 490 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.14 in October 2018 to 9.47, a 57% improvement. Jacob has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 1.9% of 189,179 all-time
1.44
signature single · Return to Green OH 2026
490
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 69% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×21.442.82
top 1.9%771 / 41,674
Pyraminx2.955.26
top 3.5%937 / 29,168
3×3 one-handed13.0820.49
top 4.6%670 / 15,900
3×39.479.96
top 6.1%3,406 / 60,666
Skewb4.426.39
top 13.9%2,188 / 19,164
4×443.6749.58
top 16.7%2,560 / 19,354
Megaminx1:15.071:29.94
top 18.7%1,292 / 8,026
Clock10.4311.18
top 27.1%2,133 / 9,172
5×51:29.621:35.14
top 27.1%2,146 / 9,537
Square-124.8439.22
top 38.9%2,560 / 6,846
6×63:16.603:31.28
top 48.9%1,851 / 4,262
3×3 blindfolded4:08.27—
early days — 2 solves1,480 / 2,128

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

Flag City Fall 2018: 22.14Shaker Fall 2018: 22.17Arnold Classic North America 2019: 19.02Bulldog Qualifier 2019: 19.34Kent Fall 2019: 20.88Bulldog Winter 2.0 2022: 12.72Bulldog Spring 2022: 10.93Ohio State Fall Gray 2022: 12.74Bulldog Winter 2023: 10.94Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023: 11.82NA Stadium Series - Cleveland 2023: 11.20Bulldog Spring 2023: 10.87Bulldog Winter 2024: 9.53Return to Green OH 2026: 9.479.4722.1720 Oct 201829 Mar 2026

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-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
  • A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.95 away.

Targets move as he improves.