People · United Kingdom
Jesse Cemal
2×2 · top 0.95% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023CEMA01
Jesse Cemal has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.17, set at Stevenage June 2025, puts him in the top 0.95% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 80th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2023, he has put 273 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.30 in May 2023 to 7.48, a 48% improvement. Jesse 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.17 | 2.58 | top 0.95% | 80 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 7.48 | 9.35 | top 1.9% | 154 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.04 | 7.82 | top 7.9% | 306 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 41.21 | 47.12 | top 13.5% | 317 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.43 | 20.97 | top 13.7% | 256 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.87 | 1:41.96 | top 24.0% | 321 / 1,151 | |
| Skewb | 9.24 | 11.99 | top 50.1% | 1,185 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 282 / 372 |
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
- 7 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage June 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.60 at Stevenage April 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025Nine personal bests in one day at Stevenage April 2025.
- 26 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 24 Jun 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Stevenage June 2023.
- 20 May 2023First competition: Stevenage May 2023. A 14.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage June 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- Stevenage October 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Monty Fox — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Noah Calderon-Kamata — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.