People · United Kingdom
Jonathan Adlam
3×3 · top 8.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009ADLA01
Jonathan Adlam has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.27, set at UK Championship 2017, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 611th in the United Kingdom. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2009, he has put 208 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.72 in March 2009 to 10.27, a 45% improvement. Jonathan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.27 | 12.37 | top 8.3% | 611 / 6,785 | |
| 4×4 | 46.76 | 53.60 | top 20.6% | 539 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.39 | 27.25 | top 24.3% | 0 / 1,861 | |
| Skewb | 6.40 | 10.01 | top 29.0% | 1,053 / 2,439 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.14 | 2:01.14 | top 43.5% | 0 / 1,167 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.99 | 2:17.85 | top 45.8% | 625 / 998 | |
| 6×6 | 3:21.10 | 3:22.39 | top 51.1% | 317 / 560 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 0 / 372 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.01 | 15.56 | top 73.0% | 0 / 3,704 |
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
- 23 Aug 2014Six personal bests in one day at ABHC 2014.
- 8 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014.
- 5 Apr 2014First sub-15 3×3: 12.57 at Welwyn Garden City Open 2014.
- 5 Apr 2014Three personal bests in one day at Welwyn Garden City Open 2014.
- 14 Mar 2009First competition: French Open 2009. A 18.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Grantham Autumn 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- ABHC 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014 · 8 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Welwyn Garden City Open 2014 · 5 Apr 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- French Open 2009 · 14 Mar 2009
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.
- Robert Yau — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- James Molloy — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 6.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.