People · United States
Jeshua Cota
Skewb · top 8.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022COTA01
Jeshua Cota has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.61, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 60 - Mountain View 2024, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,299th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2022, he has put 98 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.79 in March 2022 to 14.32, a 42% improvement. Jeshua has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.61 | 6.74 | top 8.4% | 1,299 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 14.32 | 20.87 | top 22.1% | 11,944 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 13.86 | 15.29 | top 43.3% | 3,479 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 5.64 | 7.52 | top 47.0% | 18,999 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.28 | 1:00.46 | top 69.7% | 9,993 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.63 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,913 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.83 | 15.14 | top 72.0% | 21,316 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 3:34.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,122 / 9,401 |
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
- 6 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.32 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 60 - Mountain View 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 60 - Mountain View 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XVI 2024.
- 29 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.30 at Davis Fall 2023.
- 29 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Davis Fall 2023.
- 27 Mar 2022First competition: SacCubing XI 2022. A 24.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 60 - Mountain View 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing XVI 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Davis Fall 2023 · 29 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing XI 2022 · 27 Mar 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.
- Calvin Nielson — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Martin — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Andrew Ahlem — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.