People · Latvia
Jekabs Blanks
Skewb · top 43.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017BLAN03
Jekabs Blanks has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 8.31, set at Riga Open 2018, puts him in the top 43.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 57th in Latvia. Across 3 competitions since November 2017, he has put 32 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:07.52 in November 2017 to 24.70, a 63% improvement. Jekabs 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 | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 8.31 | 12.01 | top 43.6% | 57 / 117 | |
| 2×2 | 5.51 | 7.76 | top 45.4% | 104 / 237 | |
| 3×3 | 24.70 | 30.80 | top 52.0% | 145 / 309 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.95 | 11.91 | top 52.6% | 108 / 185 | |
| 4×4 | 2:36.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 99 / 112 |
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
- 28 Apr 2018First sub-30 3×3: 24.70 at Riga Open 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018First sub-60 3×3: 31.27 at Riga Special 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First competition: Latvian Open 2017. A 1:07.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Riga Open 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Riga Special 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Latvian Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017
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.
- Kārlis Čerņavskis — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Paulis Janovs — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Marks Cimermanis — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.