People · United Kingdom
Jake Johnston
2×2 · top 2.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016JOHN26
Jake Johnston has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.63, set at UK Championship 2017, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 207th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2016, he has put 442 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.58 in November 2016 to 9.42, a 31% improvement. Jake has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 1.63 | 2.97 | top 2.8% | 207 / 4,946 | |
| 4×4 | 32.23 | 40.75 | top 4.4% | 116 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 | 9.42 | 10.73 | top 5.9% | 449 / 6,785 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.27 | 1:17.47 | top 13.3% | 182 / 1,167 | |
| Skewb | 4.71 | 7.86 | top 16.0% | 383 / 2,439 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.78 | 8.03 | top 18.4% | 721 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.84 | 24.61 | top 25.7% | 471 / 1,861 | |
| 6×6 | 2:57.02 | 3:04.24 | top 39.6% | 244 / 560 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.63 | 2:09.64 | top 42.0% | 487 / 998 | |
| 7×7 | 5:27.01 | 6:08.49 | top 59.0% | 289 / 463 |
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
- 26 Aug 2023Seven personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 25 Oct 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.42 at UK Championship 2019.
- 27 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2017.
- 8 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at London Open 2017.
- 4 Mar 2017Six personal bests in one day at Peterborough Open 2017.
- 4 Nov 2016First competition: UK Championship 2016. A 16.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Fontwell Open 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- London Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Peterborough Open 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2016 · 4 Nov 2016 — 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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead once
- Harry Savage — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 2.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.