People · United States
James Ayerst
3×3 · top 29.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017AYER04
James Ayerst has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.36, set at Michigan Mini 33 2025, puts him in the top 29.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,883rd in the United States. Across 8 competitions since December 2017, he has put 90 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.95 in December 2017 to 16.36, a 50% improvement. James has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 16.36 | 18.41 | top 29.0% | 15,883 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.30 | 16.37 | top 47.4% | 13,668 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 6.37 | 15.91 | top 54.7% | 22,361 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 10.16 | 17.67 | top 55.9% | 10,159 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:13.36 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,191 / 2,092 |
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
- 16 Nov 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.12 at Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019.
- 13 Jan 2018First sub-30 3×3: 26.20 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018.
- 9 Dec 2017First competition: Wildcat Holiday 2017. A 32.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 33 2025 · 24 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Summer 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2019 · 14 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Flag City Spring 2018 · 29 Apr 2018
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Wintringham — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mason Langenderfer — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.