People · United Kingdom
Jacob Elliot Gough
Skewb · top 15.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024GOUG02
Jacob Elliot Gough has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.68, set at Sheffield Spring 2026, puts him in the top 15.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 372nd in the United Kingdom. Across 3 competitions since May 2024, he has put 69 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.49 in May 2024 to 17.48, a 29% improvement. Jacob has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.68 | 7.84 | top 15.8% | 372 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 3.94 | 6.36 | top 25.7% | 1,425 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 17.48 | 21.05 | top 32.5% | 2,183 / 6,689 | |
| Clock | 19.21 | 24.76 | top 62.4% | 799 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:03.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,595 / 1,851 |
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
- 23 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.23 at Sheffield Spring 2026.
- 23 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Sheffield Spring 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Crewe Winter 2026.
- 25 May 2024First competition: Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024. A 24.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sheffield Spring 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Crewe Winter 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 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.
- Billie Hammill — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cham J. Chambers — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bella Campbell — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.