People · Estonia
Kert Jalukse
2×2 · top 5.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016JALU01
Kert Jalukse has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.12, set at Estonian Open 2017, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19th in Estonia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2016, he has put 324 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 one-handed best has come down from 44.36 in September 2016 to 15.18, a 66% improvement. Kert has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Estonia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 4.51 | top 5.6% | 19 / 244 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.18 | 19.73 | top 8.5% | 9 / 115 | |
| 3×3 | 10.49 | 13.67 | top 8.9% | 30 / 308 | |
| 4×4 | 55.59 | 59.98 | top 31.4% | 35 / 124 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.77 | 8.98 | top 34.3% | 79 / 186 | |
| Square-1 | 24.94 | 32.75 | top 39.0% | 13 / 46 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.71 | 2:28.59 | top 59.8% | 35 / 59 | |
| Megaminx | 3:47.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 42 / 45 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Mar 2019Six personal bests in one day at Randvere Cube Day 2019.
- 9 Sep 2017Five personal bests in one day at Estonian Open 2017.
- 15 Apr 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.44 at Tallinn Open 2017.
- 15 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.75 at Tallinn Open 2017.
- 15 Apr 2017Five personal bests in one day at Tallinn Open 2017.
- 10 Sep 2016First competition: Estonian Open 2016. A 21.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Randvere Cube Day 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Narva Open 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Pärnu Open 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tartu Open 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
- Estonian Open 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Tallinn Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2016 · 10 Sep 2016
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.
- Andreas Pung — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Jan Erik Soosaar — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Erik Kippus — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.