People · United Kingdom
Jai Willink
2×2 · top 6.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018WILL24
Jai Willink has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.20, set at Stevenage November 2023, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 444th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2018, he has put 123 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.10 in August 2018 to 12.73, a 58% improvement. Jai 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 4.22 | top 6.2% | 444 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 12.73 | 15.76 | top 16.5% | 1,112 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 41.33 | top 20.4% | 97 / 372 | |
| 4×4 | 51.57 | 57.68 | top 26.6% | 596 / 2,071 | |
| Clock | 10.43 | 13.26 | top 27.2% | 362 / 1,232 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.67 | 12.99 | top 33.4% | 1,347 / 3,656 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.55 | 1:59.05 | top 39.6% | 494 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.81 | — | top 66.4% | 1,138 / 1,851 | |
| 6×6 | 4:29.40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 431 / 548 | |
| Skewb | 15.18 | 18.60 | top 78.9% | 1,926 / 2,421 |
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
- 2 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Harrow Autumn 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-30 3×3: 17.15 at Stevenage July 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.15 at Stevenage July 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.58 at Stevenage July 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2023.
- 25 Aug 2018First competition: August Bank Holiday Competition 2018. A 30.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage November 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Harrow Autumn 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- FMC London Summer 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Newham Side Events Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 2023
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2018 · 25 Aug 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.
- Jaye Sloan — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Oscar Coleman Green — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Peter Pulpan — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.