People · United States
Jacob Burstein
Pyraminx · top 33.5% of 130,891 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024BURS03
Jacob Burstein has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.67, set at Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026, puts him in the top 33.5% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,572nd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2024, he has put 82 official solves on the record across nine events. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.25 in October 2024 to 23.42, a 39% improvement. Jacob has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.67 | 10.34 | top 33.5% | 9,572 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 14.39 | 16.63 | top 45.4% | 3,757 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 | 23.42 | 29.16 | top 49.1% | 28,958 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 6.14 | 7.11 | top 52.4% | 21,733 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.77 | — | top 64.2% | 11,430 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 13.60 | 24.65 | top 73.2% | 14,015 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:24.05 | — | top 93.6% | 14,666 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 1:23.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,456 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 4:45.88 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,252 / 9,537 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2026.
- 13 Apr 2025First sub-30 3×3: 25.77 at Front Royal Spring 2025.
- 13 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Front Royal Spring 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024First competition: CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024. A 38.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Front Royal Spring 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024
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.
- Zayn Khanani — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Currin Wilson — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Warren Morris — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,464 people have one; it is 2.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.