People · South Africa
Jesse Jacobs
3×3 · top 35.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024JACO18
Jesse Jacobs has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.37, set at Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026, puts him in the top 35.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 467th in South Africa. Across 6 competitions since December 2024, he has put 172 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.83 in December 2024 to 18.37, a 36% 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.37 | 21.31 | top 35.2% | 467 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 5.47 | 7.67 | top 45.0% | 487 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.76 | 12.41 | top 51.1% | 410 / 946 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.87 | 2:44.69 | top 58.1% | 102 / 221 | |
| Megaminx | 2:28.61 | 2:47.92 | top 60.5% | 123 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.51 | 1:34.96 | top 61.8% | 218 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.07 | 1:03.05 | top 74.9% | 250 / 467 | |
| Skewb | 15.98 | 20.90 | top 81.3% | 327 / 438 | |
| 7×7 | 7:53.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 60 / 69 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.37 at Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024First competition: CuBeaulieu Craze 2024. A 32.54 3×3 single to start from.
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.83 at CuBeaulieu Craze 2024.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 · 29 Mar 2025
- CuBeaulieu Craze 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 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.
- Marike Faught — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
- Osman Badroodin — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Juandré Jacobs — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.37 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.