People · United States
Jacob L. Hotakainen
3×3 · top 21.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019HOTA01
Jacob L. Hotakainen has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.19, set at Slow N Steady Winter 2020, puts him in the top 21.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,704th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since January 2019, he has put 61 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.80 in January 2019 to 14.19, a 25% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.19 | 16.00 | top 21.6% | 11,704 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.65 | 6.15 | top 34.9% | 13,894 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.34 | — | top 70.1% | 12,584 / 19,072 |
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
- 23 Feb 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.19 at Slow N Steady Winter 2020.
- 23 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Winter 2020.
- 5 Jan 2019First competition: Northern Neck Winter 2019. A 18.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Winter 2020 · 23 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Solving Hunger Virginia 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2019 · 14 Sep 2019
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Northern Virginia Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Northern Neck Winter 2019 · 5 Jan 2019
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.
- Stephen Huan — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Corey Sakowski — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Will Callan — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.19 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.