People · Canada
Jacob Chirkoff
Skewb · top 3.6% of 74,164 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016CHIR01
Jacob Chirkoff has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.68, set at Battle for Foothills Limited 2018, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 58th in Canada. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2016, he has put 308 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.70 in November 2016 to 11.04, a 30% improvement. Jacob has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.68 | 5.41 | top 3.6% | 58 / 2,928 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.88 | 7.79 | top 7.1% | 252 / 4,913 | |
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 3.71 | top 7.5% | 500 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 11.04 | 11.81 | top 10.7% | 993 / 10,502 | |
| Square-1 | 12.73 | 16.47 | top 11.4% | 94 / 973 | |
| 4×4 | 44.73 | 49.47 | top 18.0% | 469 / 3,180 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.54 | 29.23 | top 19.3% | 417 / 2,632 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.06 | 1:34.88 | top 24.4% | 226 / 1,393 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.35 | 1:57.39 | top 40.9% | 533 / 1,546 | |
| 6×6 | 3:36.40 | 4:09.93 | top 57.4% | 327 / 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
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Foothills Fright 2018.
- 26 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Battle for Foothills Limited 2018.
- 21 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at Foothills Fall 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017Four personal bests in one day at Sherwood Park Open Summer 2017.
- 15 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.08 at Canadian Open 2017.
- 15 Jul 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2017.
Competitions
- Foothills Final Fight 2019 · 25 May 2019
- Foothills Fright 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Battle for Foothills Limited 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Foothills Fall 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Sherwood Park Open Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Calgary Limited Fall 2016 · 26 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Ethan Basanov — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Ryan Yasinko — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- James Deibert — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.