People · New Zealand
Jacob Watters
Pyraminx · top 14.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018WATT05
Jacob Watters has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.26, set at NZ North Island Championship 2024, puts him in the top 14.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 210th in New Zealand. Across 7 competitions since June 2018, he has put 223 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.72 in June 2018 to 3.68, a 45% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.26 | 9.24 | top 14.8% | 210 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 4.78 | top 22.4% | 409 / 1,615 | |
| Skewb | 6.25 | 9.93 | top 27.7% | 211 / 666 | |
| 3×3 | 17.84 | 21.07 | top 33.6% | 683 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.40 | 1:26.47 | top 52.9% | 357 / 722 | |
| Square-1 | 34.65 | 45.16 | top 57.8% | 159 / 251 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.31 | — | early days — 3 solves | 188 / 283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.91 | 52.54 | top 65.1% | 348 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 2:40.15 | 3:12.18 | top 70.6% | 249 / 355 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2024.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.29 at A New Year in Hamilton 2023.
- 17 Apr 2021Three personal bests in one day at NZ South Island Championship 2021.
- 20 Mar 2021Three personal bests in one day at Twisty Taranaki 2021.
- 29 Feb 2020First sub-30 3×3: 23.29 at Auckland Summer Open 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Auckland Summer Open 2020.
Competitions
- NZ North Island Championship 2024 · 19 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Clauckland 2024 · 13 Jul 2024
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2021 · 17 Apr 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Twisty Taranaki 2021 · 20 Mar 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2018 · 23 Jun 2018
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.
- Liam Wadek — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Richard Yiheng Tao — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Adrien Auvray Matyn — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.