People · United States
Jacob Kotik
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024KOTI01
Jacob Kotik has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.85, set at Reno Spring 2024, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,518th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2024, he has put 146 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.82 in January 2024 to 8.85, an 18% 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 | 8.85 | 10.52 | top 4.5% | 2,518 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.02 | 8.37 | top 7.8% | 1,983 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.56 | 22.13 | top 14.0% | 1,812 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 42.61 | 46.25 | top 15.2% | 2,298 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.70 | 1:31.95 | top 16.6% | 1,287 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 4.63 | top 20.9% | 8,206 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.74 | 12.38 | top 31.6% | 5,233 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.50 | 1:46.18 | top 31.7% | 2,244 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:45.11 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,324 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 54.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,354 / 6,743 |
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 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Reno Mini Summer 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.85 at Reno Spring 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024First competition: Reno Winter 2024. A 11.05 3×3 single to start from.
- 6 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Reno Winter 2024.
Competitions
- Nevada Championship 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Reno Mini Summer 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Reno Spring 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Reno Winter 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Michael Larsen — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Cho — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.