People · Colombia
Jacobo Neira Valencia
Skewb · top 2.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024VALE08
Jacobo Neira Valencia has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.45, set at Regreso a Clases Aves Maria 2026, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 30th in Colombia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2024, he has put 253 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.44 in March 2024 to 10.35, a 41% improvement. Jacobo 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 | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.45 | 4.96 | top 2.7% | 30 / 1,065 | |
| 3×3 | 10.35 | 12.69 | top 8.5% | 332 / 5,812 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 4.92 | top 10.1% | 313 / 3,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.01 | 9.13 | top 13.2% | 284 / 2,395 | |
| 4×4 | 45.75 | 52.51 | top 19.2% | 264 / 1,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.97 | 23.56 | top 20.4% | 194 / 1,175 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.97 | 1:36.55 | top 28.8% | 201 / 533 | |
| Clock | 15.91 | 17.80 | top 51.5% | 224 / 435 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 405 / 506 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026Six personal bests in one day at Regreso a Clases Aves Maria 2026.
- 18 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Regreso a Clases Aves María 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at José Félix de Restrepo Vélez 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at José Félix de Restrepo Vélez 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Poliedros Aves María 2024.
- 10 Mar 2024First competition: Aves María Nuevos Campeones 2024. A 20.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Regreso a Clases Aves Maria 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Regreso a Clases Aves María 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Medellin Explora 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- José Félix de Restrepo Vélez 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Poliedros Aves María 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Aves María Nuevos Campeones 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Emmanuel Gallego Mejía — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Julian Daza Grisales — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead once
- Isabela Quesada Rodríguez — met in 54 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.