People · Australia
Jacob Hewell
Skewb · top 5.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2021 · 2021HEWE03
Jacob Hewell has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.09, set at Albany Summer Solving 2022, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 163rd in Australia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2021, he has put 84 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.64 in October 2021 to 3.72, a 44% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.09 | 11.87 | top 5.4% | 163 / 3,534 | |
| 2×2 | 3.72 | 6.64 | top 23.0% | 1,769 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 16.20 | 23.91 | top 28.5% | 2,647 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.61 | 11.26 | top 57.7% | 3,379 / 5,993 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Feb 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.20 at Albany Summer Solving 2022.
- 5 Feb 2022Four personal bests in one day at Albany Summer Solving 2022.
- 10 Oct 2021First competition: Fremantle Fast Fingers 2021. A 25.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Albany Summer Solving 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Puzzling Pinjarra 2021 · 21 Nov 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Fremantle Fast Fingers 2021 · 10 Oct 2021 — 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.
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joshua Hounslow — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charlie van Ooran — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.