People · United Kingdom
Ryan Jones
Clock · top 6.1% of 32,048 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012JONE03
Ryan Jones has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 5.63, set at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2014, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 88th in the United Kingdom. Until December 2011, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since November 2012, he has put 829 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.69 in November 2012 to 2.34, a 37% improvement. Ryan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 5.63 | 6.39 | top 6.1% | 88 / 1,232 | |
| 2×2 | 2.34 | 3.68 | top 7.4% | 514 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.38 | 5.99 | top 9.6% | 373 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 39.80 | 45.44 | top 11.9% | 275 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 | 11.71 | 13.38 | top 12.9% | 910 / 6,689 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.66 | 1:12.27 | top 15.4% | 192 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.88 | 1:23.64 | top 16.7% | 220 / 1,151 | |
| Skewb | 5.47 | 6.48 | top 21.7% | 503 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.86 | 26.94 | top 22.9% | 424 / 1,851 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 42.33 | top 26.7% | 118 / 372 | |
| Square-1 | 23.27 | 29.19 | top 35.3% | 312 / 778 | |
| 6×6 | 2:53.69 | 3:08.74 | top 37.9% | 223 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 4:34.81 | 4:44.06 | top 42.7% | 206 / 459 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:30.63 | — | early days — 1 solve | 293 / 311 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 17:03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 123 / 126 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Aug 2022Four personal bests in one day at Lincoln Summer 2022.
- 27 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Competition 2016.
- 7 Nov 2015Seven personal bests in one day at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2015.
- 1 Nov 2014Seven personal bests in one day at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2014.
- 23 Aug 2014Seven personal bests in one day at ABHC 2014.
- 14 Jun 2014Twelve personal bests in one day at Nottingham Summer 2014.
Competitions
- Lincoln Summer 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2016 · 27 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Macclesfield Open 2016 · 30 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2014 · 1 Nov 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- ABHC 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- Nottingham Summer 2014 · 14 Jun 2014 — 12 personal bests set
- Nottingham Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 10 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Nottingham Open 2013 · 4 May 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Leicester Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 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.
- Robert Yau — met in 193 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 175 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
- Ben Whitmore — met in 167 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,421 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.