People · United States
Jacob Holladay
3×3 one-handed · top 4.8% of 73,695 all-time · competing since October 2013 · 2013HOLL02
Jacob Holladay has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 13.23, set at Thanks Four The Invite 2018, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 676th in the United States. Until January 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2013, he has put 132 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.91 in October 2013 to 9.97, a 66% improvement. Jacob has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 one-handed | 13.23 | 23.65 | top 4.8% | 676 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 9.97 | 11.94 | top 7.4% | 4,050 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 44.25 | 49.46 | top 17.4% | 2,638 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.73 | 4.57 | top 23.1% | 9,054 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.62 | 8.47 | top 30.6% | 5,057 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.95 | 9.69 | top 35.8% | 10,123 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.63 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,274 / 9,401 |
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
- 24 Feb 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Berkeley Winter 2018.
- 1 Feb 2015Four personal bests in one day at St. Francis Winter Open 2015.
- 6 Dec 2014First sub-20 3×3: 12.75 at Newport Winter Open 2014.
- 6 Dec 2014First sub-15 3×3: 12.75 at Newport Winter Open 2014.
- 12 Oct 2013First competition: Antelope Valley Fall 2013. A 28.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- PDX Cubing for Causes 2020 · 8 Feb 2020
- Berkeley Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Thanks Four The Invite 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- St. Francis Winter Open 2015 · 1 Feb 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Newport Winter Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013
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.
- Shane Grogan — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alex Davani — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Michael Young — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.23 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.