People · Finland
Julian Jalovaara
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024JALO01
Julian Jalovaara has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.79, set at Ottawa Spring 2025, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 94th in Finland. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2024, he has put 49 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.82 in January 2024 to 9.79, a 29% improvement. Julian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.79 | 11.40 | top 6.9% | 94 / 875 | |
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 5.57 | top 11.4% | 149 / 671 |
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
- 3 May 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.79 at Ottawa Spring 2025.
- 13 Jan 2024First competition: Ottawa 3x3x3 Winter C 2024. A 14.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ottawa Spring 2026 · 12 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ottawa Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ottawa Mini Winter C 2025 · 11 Jan 2025
- Ottawa Spring 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ottawa 3x3x3 Winter C 2024 · 13 Jan 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.
- Eris McElroy — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ibrahim Kaleem — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jonathan Proulx — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.