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Jason Carlson
2×2 · top 26.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023CARL10
Jason Carlson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.01, set at UMBC Fall 2025, puts him in the top 26.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,700th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since April 2023, he has put 55 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.60 in April 2023 to 18.46, a 31% improvement. Jason 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.01 | 6.71 | top 26.7% | 10,700 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 18.46 | 23.52 | top 35.6% | 20,249 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.66 | 12.22 | top 41.9% | 12,216 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 8.52 | 15.00 | top 45.2% | 8,077 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 26.70 | 29.29 | top 79.7% | 7,232 / 9,172 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.46 at UMBC Fall 2026.
- 15 Apr 2023First competition: Slow N Steady Spring 2023. A 26.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UMBC Fall 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UMBC Fall 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UMBC Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
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.
- Udit Krishnasai — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Rich Tayag — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Greigg — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.