People · United States
Jason Calkins
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015CALK01
Jason Calkins has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.64, set at Lower Moreland Spring 2018, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,295th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since June 2015, he has put 466 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.85 in June 2015 to 7.64, a 68% improvement. Jason has entered 21 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 | 7.64 | 10.36 | top 2.2% | 1,295 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.08 | 9.20 | top 13.7% | 3,568 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.03 | 4.32 | top 14.6% | 5,719 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 42.31 | 48.73 | top 14.9% | 2,233 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.74 | 31.17 | top 28.1% | 3,622 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.85 | 1:53.76 | top 36.7% | 2,922 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 9.22 | 18.00 | top 49.9% | 8,925 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:52.35 | — | top 66.3% | 1,380 / 2,092 | |
| Square-1 | 50.74 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,085 / 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
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Lower Moreland Spring 2018.
- 28 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Monument Mountain Winter 2017.
- 14 Jan 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.70 at Rockville Winter 2017.
- 29 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Severna Park Fall 2016.
- 24 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Fall 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.39 at Slow N Steady Winter 2016.
Competitions
- UMBC Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018
- Rally In The Valley 2018 · 16 Jun 2018
- Lower Moreland Spring 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- New York City Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018
- No Place For DNF Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- UPenn Cube Day Fall 2017 · 22 Oct 2017
- NovaCube 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2017 · 22 Apr 2017
- Slow N Steady Spring 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Monument Mountain Winter 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Rockville Winter 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Severna Park Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube4Cam 2016 · 4 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Apple Cube Clash 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Fall 2015 · 14 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Slow n Steady Spring 2015 · 6 Jun 2015
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.
- Will Callan — met in 81 rounds, never finished ahead
- Corey Sakowski — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.