People · United States
Jacob Conner
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024CONN04
Jacob Conner has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.29, set at Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2025, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,881st in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2024, he has put 317 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.11 in March 2024 to 8.29, a 52% improvement. Jacob has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.29 | 9.74 | top 3.3% | 1,881 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 35.33 | 39.41 | top 7.0% | 1,084 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.29 | 1:15.63 | top 9.8% | 769 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.76 | 19.38 | top 12.0% | 1,561 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.73 | 4.64 | top 23.1% | 9,054 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.77 | 1:33.30 | top 26.1% | 1,799 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.79 | 10.54 | top 26.1% | 7,171 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 2:37.64 | 2:46.26 | top 29.5% | 1,039 / 4,196 | |
| Skewb | 10.15 | 11.97 | top 55.8% | 10,147 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 28.52 | 30.88 | top 82.5% | 7,319 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,771 / 2,040 |
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
- 3 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Six personal bests in one day at Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2025.
- 22 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Indiana Championship 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Michigan Championship 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Michigan Championship 2024.
- 24 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.00 at Washtenaw Qualifiers 2024.
Competitions
- Hancock County Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Indiana Championship 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Championship 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Qualifiers 2024 · 24 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Little Giant Open 2024 · 9 Mar 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.
- Lucas Nieuwland — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
- Owen Widdis — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ansel de Jong — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.