People · United Kingdom
Jacob Mead
3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023MEAD06
Jacob Mead has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.94, set at Stevenage September 2025, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 216th in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2023, he has put 313 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.67 in September 2023 to 7.94, a 32% improvement. Jacob has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.94 | 8.76 | top 2.7% | 216 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 30.52 | 37.60 | top 3.1% | 73 / 2,071 | |
| 2×2 | 1.74 | 2.70 | top 3.3% | 242 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.46 | 19.71 | top 9.1% | 184 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.46 | 1:10.29 | top 10.5% | 140 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 12.82 | 16.78 | top 11.5% | 118 / 778 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.90 | 11.48 | top 19.2% | 745 / 3,656 |
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
- 6 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage September 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Battersea Autumn 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Open 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage April 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Wiltshire December 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Six personal bests in one day at Wiltshire December 2023.
Competitions
- Stevenage September 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Battersea Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage Beginners September A 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Mind Sports Olympiad London 2024 · 22 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Kent Autumn 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 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.
- James Alonso — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Harry Allen — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.