People · Australia
Alex James
2×2 · top 2.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2021 · 2021JAME01
Alex James has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.55, set at Tramsheds Series Saturday 2022, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 194th in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2021, he has put 208 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 2.54 in May 2021 to 1.55, a 39% improvement. Alex has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.55 | 2.24 | top 2.4% | 194 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 9.21 | 10.97 | top 5.4% | 499 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.20 | 20.10 | top 18.4% | 406 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 45.21 | 50.70 | top 18.6% | 455 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 5.31 | 9.38 | top 20.6% | 536 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.39 | 9.63 | top 31.1% | 1,628 / 5,993 | |
| Clock | 12.57 | 15.27 | top 37.7% | 393 / 1,095 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.26 | 1:57.31 | top 42.8% | 579 / 1,356 | |
| 6×6 | 4:13.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 428 / 641 |
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
- 28 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Winter Sunday 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at NSW Open 2022.
- 22 May 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.21 at Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021.
- 27 Mar 2021First competition: Sydney Re-Open Saturday 2021. A 12.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022 · 16 Oct 2022
- Even Better Sydney Gathering 2022 · 24 Sep 2022
- Sydney Winter Sunday 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Tramsheds Series Saturday 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021 · 22 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Re-Open Saturday 2021 · 27 Mar 2021 — 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.
- Bryan Eng — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Saavar Bajaj — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Thomas Tinlin — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.