People · Australia
Jay Golding
2×2 · top 9.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2022 · 2022GOLD01
Jay Golding has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.57, set at Perth Summer 2023, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 728th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2022, he has put 101 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.21 in January 2022 to 12.01, a 48% improvement. 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 4.62 | top 9.6% | 728 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 12.01 | 14.92 | top 13.9% | 1,229 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.71 | 30.59 | top 41.2% | 956 / 2,659 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.94 | 2:13.47 | top 46.2% | 562 / 1,277 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.58 | — | top 61.1% | 1,720 / 3,051 |
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
- 30 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.07 at Australian Nationals 2022.
- 30 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2022.
- 6 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.72 at Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022First competition: Perth Underground Open 2022. A 23.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Perth Autumn 2023 · 29 Apr 2023
- Perth Summer 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Perth Underground Open 2022 · 29 Jan 2022
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.
- Eshiel Benzion Narayanan — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Marquez Phan — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.