People · United States
Jakob Seamans
Skewb · top 4.9% of 74,164 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016SEAM01
Jakob Seamans has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Hudson Valley Fall 2017, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 775th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2016, he has put 87 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.63 in November 2016 to 11.29, a 67% improvement. Jakob has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 2.98 | 5.53 | top 4.9% | 775 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 11.29 | 16.15 | top 11.5% | 6,249 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.04 | 7.60 | top 20.3% | 5,546 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 5.76 | 7.77 | top 48.3% | 19,922 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.33 | 46.18 | top 63.0% | 9,013 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.44 | 1:36.59 | top 63.3% | 11,240 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 46.99 | 53.94 | top 73.2% | 4,883 / 6,846 |
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
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at Quinnipiac 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Quinnipiac 2018.
- 5 Nov 2017First sub-30 3×3: 18.90 at Hudson Valley Fall 2017.
- 5 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.90 at Hudson Valley Fall 2017.
- 19 Nov 2016First competition: Hudson Valley Open Fall 2016. A 34.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Scranton Scramble 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Quinnipiac 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Hudson Valley Fall 2017 · 5 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hudson Valley Open Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
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.
- Luke Galioto — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Aden Malone — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jason Bilgrei — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.