People · United States
Jake Scalzo
Skewb · top 5.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018SCAL01
Jake Scalzo has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.10, set at West Seattle Favorites 2019, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 849th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2018, he has put 132 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.51 in February 2018 to 14.50, a 38% improvement. Jake 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.10 | 8.21 | top 5.5% | 849 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.02 | 8.71 | top 13.3% | 3,462 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.50 | 15.92 | top 22.7% | 12,291 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.21 | 4.96 | top 29.2% | 11,577 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.72 | 1:20.38 | top 46.6% | 7,756 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.69 | 33.89 | top 48.2% | 6,583 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 31.66 | 46.28 | top 52.6% | 3,454 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 25.31 | 31.58 | top 77.3% | 6,781 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 3:05.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,244 / 9,401 |
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
- 24 Jan 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.50 at Washington Championship 2020.
- 24 Jan 2020Five personal bests in one day at Washington Championship 2020.
- 2 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at West Seattle Favorites 2019.
- 20 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at SnoCo Summer 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.90 at Puget Sound Spring 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018First competition: Puget Sound Valentine 2018. A 23.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Washington Championship 2020 · 24 Jan 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- SnoCo Fall 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- West Seattle Favorites 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- SnoCo Summer 2018 · 20 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Valentine 2018 · 17 Feb 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.
- Sameer Aggarwal — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aiden Bartlett — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ash Black — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.