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Jacob Loukko
Skewb · top 3.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024LOUK01
Jacob Loukko has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.72, set at Victoria Dockyard Sprint 2026, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in Canada. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2024, he has put 326 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.16 in March 2024 to 10.18, a 37% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.72 | 4.97 | top 3.7% | 64 / 2,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 3.69 | top 6.7% | 432 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 10.18 | 12.40 | top 8.0% | 738 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.69 | 6.16 | top 11.3% | 420 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 49 / 283 | |
| 4×4 | 43.22 | 51.17 | top 16.0% | 404 / 3,118 | |
| Clock | 8.40 | 10.65 | top 17.1% | 139 / 1,029 | |
| Square-1 | 15.86 | 24.97 | top 18.4% | 155 / 952 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.48 | 1:31.75 | top 21.1% | 247 / 1,499 | |
| 6×6 | 2:33.53 | 2:45.33 | early days — 3 solves | 140 / 665 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.06 | 1:48.28 | top 34.1% | 353 / 1,375 | |
| 7×7 | 4:10.46 | 4:45.35 | early days — 3 solves | 140 / 503 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.24 | 28.00 | top 37.4% | 823 / 2,620 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:55.81 | 5:51.51 | top 67.0% | 239 / 351 |
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
- 7 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at BC Championship 2026.
- 4 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Victoria Winter 2026.
- 14 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Warm Up Vancouver 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.16 at PR Time in Burnaby 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at PR Time in Burnaby 2025.
- 16 Mar 2024First competition: Vancouver Newcomers Afternoon 2024. A 16.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BC Championship 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Victoria Dockyard Sprint 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Victoria Winter 2026 · 4 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Please Be Solved UBC 2025 · 1 Nov 2025
- Warm Up Vancouver 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- PR Time in Burnaby 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Newcomers Afternoon 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kevin Matthews — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Heewon Hwang — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.