People · India
Varkey Jacob
2×2 · top 8.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022JACO07
Varkey Jacob has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.42, set at mcubes Cubing Clash 2024, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 657th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2022, he has put 94 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.15 in August 2022 to 10.94, a 28% improvement. Varkey 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 | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.42 | 4.27 | top 8.1% | 657 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 10.94 | 12.49 | top 10.3% | 1,181 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.82 | 24.83 | top 22.8% | 820 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.44 | 1:19.48 | top 47.3% | 1,568 / 4,186 |
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
- 25 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at mcubes Cubing Clash 2024.
- 29 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Kerala Malabar Open 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.75 at mcubes Winter Open 2022.
- 13 Aug 2022First competition: mcubes Open 2022. A 15.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- mcubes Cubing Clash 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing at Punnamada 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Kerala Malabar Open 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- mcubes Winter Open 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- mcubes Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 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.
- Muhammed Shehzad Khan — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Muhammad Rayyan — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- VP Ajin Sreekumar — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.