People · Australia
Jacob Phan
3×3 · top 9.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023PHAN08
Jacob Phan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.69, set at NSW State Championship 2025, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 840th in Australia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 70 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.39 in July 2023 to 10.69, a 52% improvement. Jacob has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.69 | 13.68 | top 9.5% | 840 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 3.88 | 5.38 | top 24.9% | 1,927 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.85 | 45.61 | top 63.7% | 1,502 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.23 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,896 / 3,051 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at NSW State Championship 2025.
- 14 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.24 at Kogarah Cube Day Sunday 2024.
- 14 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.79 at Kogarah Cube Day Sunday 2024.
- 16 Jul 2023First competition: Warm Up Sydney Sunday 2023. A 22.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024 · 19 May 2024
- Kogarah Cube Day Sunday 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Warm Up Sydney Sunday 2023 · 16 Jul 2023
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.
- Bryan Eng — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Kirschner — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Liam Highducheck — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.