People · Ireland
Jacob Roantree
2×2 · top 6.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023ROAN03
Jacob Roantree has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.20, set at Lets Go Carlow 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 96th in Ireland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2023, he has put 153 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.63 in July 2023 to 13.74, a 39% 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 | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 3.15 | top 6.3% | 96 / 1,190 | |
| Skewb | 4.18 | 5.86 | top 12.2% | 89 / 632 | |
| 3×3 | 13.74 | 15.15 | top 20.1% | 288 / 1,465 | |
| Square-1 | 20.08 | 26.23 | top 28.2% | 66 / 198 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 408 / 586 |
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 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.58 at Lets Go Carlow 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Lets Go Carlow 2026.
- 26 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Don't Go Slow in Wicklow 2025.
- 17 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.26 at Corduff Cubing Saturday 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Corduff Cubing Saturday 2024.
- 7 Jul 2023First competition: Irish Championship 2023. A 22.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCD Cube Days 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Lets Go Carlow 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Don't Go Slow in Wicklow 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Please Be Qualified Ireland 2024 · 18 May 2024
- Corduff Cubing Saturday 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2023 · 7 Jul 2023 — 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.
- Ben Timmons — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- William Carey — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hugo McGrath — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.