People · United States
James Babcock
3×3 · top 27.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025BABC01
James Babcock has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.95, set at Vanderbilt Winter 2026, puts him in the top 27.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,132nd in the United States. Across 2 competitions since May 2025, he has put 31 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.44 in May 2025 to 15.95, a 37% improvement. James has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.95 | 20.35 | top 27.6% | 15,132 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 10.93 | 11.21 | top 81.3% | 33,688 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 16.07 | — | early days — 3 solves | 15,616 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 1:18.97 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,271 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:25.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,529 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:56.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 18,456 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 15.95 at Vanderbilt Winter 2026.
- 31 May 2025First competition: Cubing on the Hill KY 2025. A 25.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vanderbilt Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing on the Hill KY 2025 · 31 May 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.
- Micah Morrison — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chase Duncan — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Drew Windham — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.