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Atlas James
3×3 · top 38.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023JAME06
Atlas James has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.34, set at Honolulu Hāʻulelau 2025, puts him in the top 38.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,481st in the United States. Across 3 competitions since May 2023, he has put 42 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 7% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.83 in May 2023 to 19.34, a 44% improvement. Atlas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.34 | 20.73 | top 38.1% | 21,481 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.30 | 12.22 | top 47.4% | 13,668 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.81 | 48.46 | top 72.5% | 10,473 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 1:00.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,868 / 8,927 |
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 Jan 2025First sub-30 3×3: 20.53 at Honolulu Hoʻoilo 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.55 at Honolulu Hoʻoilo 2025.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Honolulu H-Perm Hōʻike 2023. A 34.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Honolulu Hāʻulelau 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Honolulu Hoʻoilo 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Honolulu H-Perm Hōʻike 2023 · 27 May 2023
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.
- Chris Martin — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- David Akamine — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- David Nakao — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.34 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.