People · United Kingdom
Jacob Scarse
Pyraminx · top 6.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017SCAR01
Jacob Scarse has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.66, set at August Bank Holiday Competition 2018, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 237th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2017, he has put 134 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.43 in July 2017 to 3.66, a 57% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.66 | 5.91 | top 6.1% | 237 / 3,704 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.57 | top 12.5% | 780 / 4,946 | |
| Skewb | 4.82 | 11.27 | top 16.9% | 405 / 2,439 | |
| 3×3 | 14.66 | 16.59 | top 23.4% | 1,578 / 6,785 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.86 | 46.28 | top 44.1% | 777 / 1,861 | |
| Megaminx | 4:00.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 967 / 998 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.66 at UK Championship 2019.
- 17 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.54 at Guildford Open 2018.
- 27 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2017.
- 8 Jul 2017First competition: London Open 2017. A 27.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Guildford Open 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- London Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017
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.
- Matt Prestwich — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Charlie Stark — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.