People · United States
Jacob Kennedy
2×2 · top 1.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016KENN04
Jacob Kennedy has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.42, set at Wildcat Holiday 2017, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 721st in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2016, he has put 121 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.99 in September 2016 to 1.42, an 82% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.42 | 4.93 | top 1.8% | 721 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.89 | 13.57 | top 13.5% | 7,253 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.49 | 7.05 | top 21.9% | 3,491 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.44 | 8.49 | top 23.3% | 6,317 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 57.22 | 1:01.92 | top 33.4% | 5,330 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.40 | 1:41.32 | top 34.9% | 2,481 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.77 | 44.97 | top 60.4% | 8,482 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:59.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,031 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.57 at Wildcat Holiday 2017.
- 9 Dec 2017Five personal bests in one day at Wildcat Holiday 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017First sub-30 3×3: 16.64 at Dayton Winter 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.64 at Dayton Winter 2017.
- 10 Sep 2016First competition: Mason Cubing Challenge 2016. A 30.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing For LLS Fall 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Bluegrass Spring 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 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.
- Andy Denney — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Garber — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Phillip Lewicki — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.