People · United States
Jason Bauer
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2013 · 2013BAUE01
Jason Bauer has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.16, set at Kids America Coshocton Cube Clash 2026, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,743rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 24 competitions since February 2013, he has put 581 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.41 in February 2013 to 8.16, a 79% improvement. Jason has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.16 | 10.37 | top 3.1% | 1,743 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 36.77 | 45.08 | top 8.4% | 1,272 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.48 | 4.14 | top 8.7% | 3,422 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.49 | 1:23.13 | top 15.7% | 1,217 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.05 | 10.44 | top 28.3% | 7,796 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 2:55.44 | 2:57.74 | top 38.8% | 1,409 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 4:37.19 | 5:09.09 | top 43.5% | 1,254 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.19 | 35.15 | top 49.3% | 6,772 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,606 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 19.80 | 26.28 | top 64.0% | 5,452 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 12.89 | 15.44 | top 70.2% | 13,195 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 2:13.04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,718 / 6,743 |
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
- 14 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 7 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.27 at Lake Erie Showdown 2023.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Arcadia Summer 2019.
- 18 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Bala Big and Blind 2019.
- 31 Jul 2015Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 1 Aug 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.45 at US Nationals 2014.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Kids America Coshocton Cube Clash 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026
- Happy Valley Spring PA 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
- Lake Erie Showdown 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Railroad City 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's Prep 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Arcadia Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Bala Big and Blind 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Doylestown Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Harvard Fall 2014 · 11 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Starlight Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Cornell Open Spring 2014 · 27 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Yale Spring 2014 · 30 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Williams Winter 2014 · 1 Mar 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Harvard Fall 2013 · 5 Oct 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Yale Spring 2013 · 21 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Spring 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Harvard Spring 2013 · 2 Feb 2013
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tim Reynolds — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Kevin Costello III — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 6.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.