People · United States
Jacob Powell
3×3 · top 23.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008POWE01
Jacob Powell has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.63, set at Utah Pi Open 2015, puts him in the top 23.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,541st in the United States. Across 6 competitions since May 2008, he has put 117 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.65 in May 2008 to 14.63, a 38% 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 | 14.63 | 18.00 | top 23.2% | 12,541 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.75 | 7.89 | top 48.2% | 19,526 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.79 | 40.35 | top 50.7% | 6,987 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:40.04 | — | top 70.5% | 6,197 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:57.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,790 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 | 2:28.66 | — | early days — 3 solves | 17,500 / 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
- 14 Mar 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.63 at Utah Pi Open 2015.
- 21 Feb 2009First sub-20 3×3: 17.03 at Austin Spring 2009.
- 21 Feb 2009Three personal bests in one day at Austin Spring 2009.
- 24 May 2008First competition: San Diego Open 2008. A 24.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Speedcube Speedoff 2017 · 7 Oct 2017
- Utah Megacomp II 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Rexburg Cubing Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Pi Open 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Austin Spring 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- San Diego Open 2008 · 24 May 2008 — 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.
- Calvin Nielson — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Damian Wilding — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Spencer Stutzman — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.63 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.