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Jacob Smith

3×3 · top 87.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2010 · 2010SMIT02

Jacob Smith has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 51.97, set at Newark Head to Head 2012, puts him in the top 87.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53,472nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since February 2010, he has put 25 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:25.46 in February 2010 to 51.97, a 39% improvement. Jacob has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 87.3% of 284,439 all-time
51.97
signature single · Newark Head to Head 2012
25
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×351.9757.78
top 87.3%53,472 / 59,724
2×214.5619.53
top 89.8%37,342 / 40,951
3×3 one-handed3:02.223:53.63
top 99.5%15,642 / 15,683

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

Indiana Winter 2010: 1:25.46Iowa Open 2010: 1:08.61Newark Head to Head 2012: 51.9751.971:25.4627 Feb 201025 Feb 2012

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Shane Rowland — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
  • Dan Cohen — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Ben Beer — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead

Next targets

  • A sub-50 3×3 single — 244,718 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
  • A sub-12 2×2 single — 157,609 people have one; it is 2.56 away.

Targets move as he improves.