People · United States
Jacob Carper
2×2 · top 9.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023CARP08
Jacob Carper has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.51, set at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,612th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2023, he has put 224 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.79 in November 2023 to 12.21, a 23% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 4.79 | top 9.1% | 3,612 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 3.73 | 6.67 | top 9.2% | 1,427 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 12.21 | 13.43 | top 14.7% | 7,967 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.51 | 7.72 | top 16.5% | 4,467 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 44.97 | 55.03 | top 18.3% | 2,814 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.04 | 1:32.95 | top 19.3% | 1,339 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.72 | 1:34.74 | top 24.0% | 1,886 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 22.60 | 28.41 | top 33.8% | 2,229 / 6,846 | |
| Clock | 12.14 | 14.89 | top 35.6% | 2,896 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.49 | 30.26 | top 38.2% | 5,141 / 15,900 | |
| 7×7 | 4:33.72 | 5:10.98 | early days — 3 solves | 1,231 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 3:11.23 | 3:24.53 | top 46.5% | 1,756 / 4,262 |
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
- 16 Aug 2025Six personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024Eight personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.08 at NoVa Cube Winter 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at NoVa Cube Winter 2024.
- 10 Nov 2023First competition: Virginia Championship 2023. A 15.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- NoVa Cube Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Currin Wilson — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Ledger Ramirez — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Michael Nielsen — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.