People · United States
Jay Mycek
2×2 · top 6.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024MYCE01
Jay Mycek has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.22, set at Concordia Turning Winter 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,535th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2024, he has put 143 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.82 in May 2024 to 10.91, a 61% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.22 | 3.35 | top 6.4% | 2,535 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.91 | 13.33 | top 10.2% | 5,522 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.57 | 26.93 | top 24.8% | 3,200 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 54.23 | 1:04.19 | top 29.8% | 4,673 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.24 | 8.76 | top 29.8% | 8,275 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 8.88 | 10.19 | top 47.6% | 8,447 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.23 | 2:04.19 | top 48.2% | 4,031 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 44.18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,536 / 8,927 |
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
- 10 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Concordia Turning Winter 2026.
- 24 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 13.48 at Cubing in Cave Springs Arkansas 2025.
- 24 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.48 at Cubing in Cave Springs Arkansas 2025.
- 24 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in Cave Springs Arkansas 2025.
- 26 May 2024First competition: Missouri Summer Kickoff 2024. A 27.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Concordia Turning Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Arkansolve Fall 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Lawrence Summer 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Cave Springs Arkansas 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Missouri Summer Kickoff 2024 · 26 May 2024
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.
- Trenton Cuzick — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zachary Johnson — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chaeli Baker — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.