People · United Kingdom
Jacob Caine
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019CAIN01
Jacob Caine has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.93, set at Fontwell Open 2020, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 536th in the United Kingdom. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2019, he has put 248 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.71 in February 2019 to 9.93, a 28% improvement. Jacob has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.93 | 11.86 | top 7.3% | 536 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 42.56 | 47.31 | top 15.2% | 353 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.04 | 1:30.22 | top 18.3% | 239 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.19 | 1:30.53 | top 21.9% | 258 / 966 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 4.80 | top 25.2% | 1,397 / 4,895 | |
| 7×7 | 3:57.99 | 4:06.14 | top 29.9% | 145 / 459 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.16 | 30.68 | top 31.9% | 581 / 1,851 | |
| 6×6 | 2:48.92 | 2:59.66 | top 35.5% | 208 / 548 |
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
- 8 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Fontwell Open 2020.
- 8 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Fontwell Open 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2020.
- 23 Nov 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Open 2019.
- 25 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Celebration 2019.
Competitions
- Fontwell Open 2020 · 8 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Guildford Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Celebration 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Fontwell Open 2019 · 9 Feb 2019
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.
- Ben Stokes — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead once
- Robert Yau — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.