People · New Zealand
Jake van Keulen
3×3 · top 8.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017KEUL01
Jake van Keulen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.22, set at Supreme South Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 179th in New Zealand. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2017, he has put 237 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.34 in March 2017 to 10.22, a 58% improvement. Jake has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.22 | 12.28 | top 8.2% | 179 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 3.81 | top 10.2% | 209 / 1,627 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.63 | 25.03 | top 14.2% | 92 / 607 | |
| Skewb | 4.76 | 7.93 | top 16.4% | 130 / 670 | |
| 4×4 | 48.00 | 1:05.61 | top 22.2% | 159 / 745 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.75 | 11.41 | top 25.8% | 366 / 1,149 | |
| Square-1 | 45.04 | 51.59 | top 71.1% | 195 / 254 | |
| 5×5 | 3:03.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 289 / 364 |
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
- 30 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at SNZ Southern 2019.
- 13 Oct 2018Six personal bests in one day at Supreme South Open 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at SNZ Southern 2018.
- 26 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.59 at Supreme South Open 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.37 at Supreme South Open 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017First competition: SNZ Southern 2017. A 26.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SNZ Southern 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Supreme South Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- SNZ Southern 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Supreme South Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- SNZ Southern 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 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.
- Noel Kim — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Alex Asbery — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lucas O'Connell — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.