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James Appel IV
3×3 · top 33.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025APPE01
James Appel IV has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.67, set at WisconsiNxN 2025, puts him in the top 33.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,360th in the United States. Across 1 competition since July 2025, he has put 12 official solves on the record across two events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.67 | 21.63 | top 33.1% | 18,360 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,195 / 19,072 |
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 story so far
- 19 Jul 2025First competition: WisconsiNxN 2025. A 17.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WisconsiNxN 2025 · 19 Jul 2025
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.
- Tenley Baumann — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dhrupud Dimble — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Satvik Reddy — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.67 away.
- A sub-1:30 4×4 single — 53,325 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.