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Jay Cumming
3×3 one-handed · top 9.0% of 73,695 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012CUMM01
Jay Cumming has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 15.44, set at Princeton Winter 2016, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,201st in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2012, he has put 170 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. Jay 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.44 | 16.63 | top 9.0% | 1,201 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 39.69 | 46.07 | top 11.8% | 1,737 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 | 11.96 | 12.86 | top 13.8% | 7,372 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.24 | 1:24.66 | top 16.3% | 1,262 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 3.53 | 5.02 | top 20.6% | 8,067 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.22 | 14.83 | top 54.7% | 15,992 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:35.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,306 / 2,092 | |
| 6×6 | 4:07.79 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,656 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:05.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,110 / 3,184 |
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
- 6 Feb 2016Three personal bests in one day at Princeton Winter 2016.
- 14 Dec 2013Four personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 15 Dec 2012First competition: Liberty Science Center Open 2012. A 12.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Princeton Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2013 · 14 Dec 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Princeton Spring 2013 · 30 Mar 2013
- Liberty Science Center Open 2012 · 15 Dec 2012
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Justin Mallari — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 9.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.