People · United States
Jay Smith
2×2 · top 23.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023SMIT08
Jay Smith has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.79, set at ODU Big Blue Spring 2023, puts him in the top 23.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,332nd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since February 2023, he has put 85 official solves on the record across five events. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.93 in February 2023 to 3.79, a 52% improvement. Jay has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 3.79 | 6.16 | top 23.8% | 9,332 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.49 | 10.46 | top 40.5% | 11,585 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 23.73 | 33.10 | top 49.7% | 28,940 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 22.94 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,273 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 2:05.40 | — | top 84.0% | 15,786 / 19,072 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-30 3×3: 27.57 at ODU Big Blue Spring 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at ODU Big Blue Spring 2023.
- 5 Feb 2023First competition: Solving in Shreveport 2023.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023
- Virginia Beach Fall 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
- Hobcaw Cubing 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Solving in Shreveport 2023 · 5 Feb 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.
- Michael Nielsen — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Robert Mapp IV — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ben Smith — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.