People · United States
Jacob Fanikos
Pyraminx · top 4.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017FANI01
Jacob Fanikos has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.21, set at Rocky Top 2019, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,147th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since September 2017, he has put 640 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.82 in September 2017 to 9.52, a 66% improvement. Jacob has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.21 | 5.24 | top 4.4% | 1,147 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.52 | 11.12 | top 6.2% | 3,408 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 5.69 | 6.40 | top 6.2% | 486 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 3.60 | 8.71 | top 8.3% | 1,288 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.97 | 25.27 | top 12.5% | 1,618 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 4.33 | top 13.0% | 5,116 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 49.85 | 56.69 | top 24.5% | 3,746 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.66 | 2:10.90 | top 47.8% | 3,986 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:34.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,296 / 2,092 | |
| Megaminx | 2:53.78 | — | top 71.8% | 5,555 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,683 / 2,040 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.17 | — | top 84.9% | 5,699 / 6,743 |
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
- 7 Dec 2019Six personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2019.
- 1 Aug 2019Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 25 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Peach State 2019.
- 27 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019.
- 27 Apr 2019Eight personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019.
- 14 Dec 2018Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Georgia Championship 2018.
Competitions
- Volunteer State Cubing 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rocky Top 2021 · 4 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Rocky Top 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Sunset 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Peach State 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Georgia Championship 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Carolina Season Starter 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2018 · 31 Aug 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018 · 13 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Hendersonville Winter 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Rocky Top 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Rocket City 2.0 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hendersonville Fall 2017 · 3 Sep 2017
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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 142 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Katie Hull — met in 136 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Raymond Goslow — met in 130 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.