People · United States
Jacob Valdez
4×4 · top 8.8% of 83,917 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017VALD04
Jacob Valdez has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 37.11, set at Arizona Championship 2025, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,326th in the United States. Until October 2009, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2017, he has put 346 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Jacob has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 37.11 | 43.51 | top 8.8% | 1,326 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:05.86 | 1:20.92 | top 8.9% | 701 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 | 11.29 | 13.12 | top 11.4% | 6,148 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.65 | top 13.4% | 5,283 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.85 | 23.67 | top 17.4% | 2,246 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 5.35 | 7.70 | top 20.9% | 3,333 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.28 | 9.23 | top 22.1% | 5,928 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 2:39.32 | 3:03.69 | top 30.4% | 1,069 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 4:07.20 | 4:24.34 | top 33.5% | 937 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.43 | 2:04.60 | top 42.8% | 3,117 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 26.76 | 34.13 | top 42.9% | 2,787 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,529 / 2,040 | |
| Clock | 37.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,192 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:05.96 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,916 / 2,092 |
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
- 10 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Arizona Championship 2025.
- 23 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Las Vegas Spring 2019.
- 24 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Santa Fe Spring 2018.
- 11 Mar 2017First competition: AZCubing Spring 2017. A 11.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Only Cubes in ABQ 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Championship 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Pueblo Puzzling 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- BeCubed Summer 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Las Vegas Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- AZCubing Hamilton Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- AZCubing Spring 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 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.
- Elias Trancosa — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Ivan Vanek — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Caleb Dye — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.11 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 5.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.