People · Germany
Jakob Amann
3×3 · top 20.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018AMAN05
Jakob Amann has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.82, set at Rhein-Neckar Open 2019, puts him in the top 20.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,003rd in Germany. Across 5 competitions since April 2018, he has put 154 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 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.51 in April 2018 to 13.82, a 33% improvement. Jakob 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 | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.82 | 16.58 | top 20.3% | 1,003 / 4,109 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.64 | 14.97 | top 33.2% | 771 / 1,987 | |
| Skewb | 8.44 | 12.14 | top 44.6% | 597 / 1,169 | |
| 2×2 | 5.75 | 8.00 | top 48.2% | 1,565 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.58 | 1:26.46 | top 55.5% | 1,070 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.73 | 2:45.43 | top 59.8% | 647 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.93 | 53.34 | top 68.0% | 906 / 1,314 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.26 | — | early days — 1 solve | 451 / 533 | |
| 6×6 | 5:54.63 | — | early days — 3 solves | 502 / 586 | |
| Megaminx | 4:13.50 | — | top 91.9% | 709 / 787 |
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
- 22 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.82 at Rhein-Neckar Open 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Rhein-Neckar Open 2019.
- 18 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Elsass Open 2019.
- 11 May 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.00 at Hessen Open 2019.
- 11 May 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2019.
- 28 Apr 2018First competition: Elsass Open 2018. A 20.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rhein-Neckar Open 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Elsass Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Awesome Bruchsal Cubing 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Elsass Open 2018 · 28 Apr 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.
- Wilhelm Kilders — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Malte Ihlefeld — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nox Clémenceau — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.