People · United States
Jay Rhoades
3×3 · top 4.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017RHOA01
Jay Rhoades has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.72, set at Arkansas Cubing Drive 2018, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,399th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2017, he has put 112 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.42 in March 2017 to 8.72, a 35% improvement. Jay has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 8.72 | 10.47 | top 4.2% | 2,399 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.01 | top 12.5% | 4,990 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 4.63 | 7.34 | top 15.5% | 2,457 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 43.97 | 51.29 | top 17.1% | 2,622 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.59 | 24.09 | top 24.9% | 3,253 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 2:07.75 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,809 / 8,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.20 | 12.82 | top 54.6% | 16,182 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 2:58.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,110 / 9,537 |
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
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.72 at Arkansas Cubing Drive 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at KCubing Fall 2017.
- 11 Mar 2017First competition: Music City Speedsolving 2017. A 13.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arkansas Cubing Drive 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Fall 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ben Hogan — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Andrew Reich — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Dylan Fritz — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.