People · United States
Jacob Hallak
Pyraminx · top 18.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016HALL06
Jacob Hallak has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.73, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2017, puts him in the top 18.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,788th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since July 2016, he has put 81 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:06.32 in July 2016 to 13.99, a 79% improvement. Jacob has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 5.73 | 10.02 | top 18.0% | 4,788 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.99 | 16.65 | top 20.9% | 11,274 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.27 | 8.02 | top 35.8% | 6,060 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.55 | 33.19 | top 38.2% | 5,071 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 5.70 | 7.38 | top 47.7% | 19,289 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 29.53 | 40.76 | top 48.5% | 3,159 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.00 | — | early days — 3 solves | 8,712 / 19,072 |
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 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 13.99 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 7 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.99 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 4 Mar 2017First sub-30 3×3: 22.57 at Keep Portland Weird 2017.
- 25 Feb 2017First sub-60 3×3: 31.87 at Puget Sound Winter 2017.
- 29 Jul 2016First competition: US Nationals 2016. A 1:06.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Puget Sound Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Northwest Championships 2017 · 11 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Keep Portland Weird 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Puget Sound Winter 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016
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.
- Benjamin Gottschalk — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tyler Halgren — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aiden Bartlett — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.