People · United States
Jonathan Rukstales
3×3 · top 2.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2019 · 2019RUKS02
Jonathan Rukstales has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.95, set at 3x3 in Madison 2026, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,596th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2019, he has put 243 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.11 in September 2019 to 7.95, a 47% improvement. Jonathan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.95 | 10.30 | top 2.7% | 1,596 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.75 | 22.67 | top 14.5% | 1,917 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 51.58 | 57.91 | top 26.8% | 4,171 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 6.51 | 13.89 | top 29.9% | 4,965 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.32 | 5.87 | top 30.7% | 12,392 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.14 | 2:00.54 | top 34.8% | 2,528 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.46 | 2:12.43 | top 52.2% | 4,465 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.44 | 11.85 | top 56.4% | 16,755 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 18.50 | 25.31 | top 60.3% | 5,214 / 9,172 |
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
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.07 at Swallow Spring 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Swallow Spring 2023.
- 22 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.78 at Rochester Fall 2022.
- 22 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rochester Fall 2022.
- 21 Sep 2019First competition: Madison Summer 2019. A 15.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 3x3 in Madison 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025
- Racing Kane 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Unorthodox Blocks Wisconsin 2025 · 25 Jan 2025
- Milwaukee Cubing Mania 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Naperville Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 2023
- OH in a Madison Ballroom 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Swallow Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Rochester Fall 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Madison Summer 2019 · 21 Sep 2019
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.
- Zeke Mackay — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 2.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.