People · United States
Jacob Samuel Donaire
3×3 · top 4.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026DONA02
Jacob Samuel Donaire has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.89, set at New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,622nd in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2026, he has put 148 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.06 in May 2026 to 8.89, 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.89 | 11.86 | top 4.6% | 2,622 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.67 | top 15.7% | 6,218 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.69 | 11.25 | top 42.2% | 12,303 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.50 | 1:33.51 | top 52.1% | 8,930 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 11.48 | 15.54 | top 63.4% | 11,926 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 38.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,509 / 9,172 |
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
- 29 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2026.
- 2 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.89 at New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing at COTA 2026.
- 2 May 2026First competition: Cube Against Cancer DFW 2026. A 17.46 3×3 single to start from.
- 2 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.06 at Cube Against Cancer DFW 2026.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2026 · 11 Oct 2026
- Roanoke Gone Rogue 2026 · 26 Sep 2026
- DFW Cubing Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026 · 2 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at COTA 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Temple Qualifier 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Cube Against Cancer DFW 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 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.
- Alejandro Kolster Passos — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- James Wang (王俊杰) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- AJ Le — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.