People · United States
Jacob Henderson-Smith
3×3 · top 8.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022HEND06
Jacob Henderson-Smith has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.47, set at Saint John's Scramble 2023, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,942nd in the United States. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2022, he has put 107 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.16 in July 2022 to 10.47, a 39% improvement. Jacob has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 10.47 | 15.68 | top 8.9% | 4,942 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.71 | 5.43 | top 35.7% | 14,487 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.51 | 14.23 | top 49.1% | 14,476 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.93 | — | top 58.4% | 10,237 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.81 | 41.60 | top 58.8% | 8,326 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 11.33 | 14.09 | top 62.6% | 11,756 / 19,164 |
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
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.22 at Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023.
- 16 Jul 2022First competition: Owings Mills Summer 2022. A 17.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mystic Cubikon 2023 · 20 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Saint John's Scramble 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Owings Mills Summer 2022 · 16 Jul 2022
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 Thomann — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Samuel Hicking — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bobby Kiernan — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.