People · United Kingdom
Jacob Waldner
Skewb · top 12.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022WALD02
Jacob Waldner has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.28, set at Stevenage Newcomers Sunday 2024, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 295th in the United Kingdom. Across 7 competitions since April 2022, he has put 219 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.94 in April 2022 to 12.40, a 60% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.28 | 8.98 | top 12.9% | 295 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 12.40 | 17.24 | top 15.3% | 1,050 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.63 | 9.58 | top 17.3% | 672 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 3.88 | 5.05 | top 24.9% | 1,385 / 4,895 | |
| Clock | 14.11 | 16.63 | top 44.3% | 594 / 1,232 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,387 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.80 | 48.63 | top 72.5% | 1,281 / 1,851 |
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
- 25 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.07 at Stevenage November 2023.
- 25 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.40 at Stevenage November 2023.
- 25 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage November 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Summer 2023.
- 17 Sep 2022First sub-30 3×3: 24.69 at Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022.
- 30 Apr 2022First competition: Stevenage Spring 2022. A 30.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Birmingham Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage Newcomers Sunday 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage November 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage Spring 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 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.
- Daniel Robinson — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Oliver Wheat — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Danny Morgan — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.