People · New Zealand
James Bailey
Pyraminx · top 18.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015BAIL03
James Bailey has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.79, set at New Zealand Nationals 2016, puts him in the top 18.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 263rd in New Zealand. Across 3 competitions since September 2015, he has put 80 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.17 in September 2015 to 15.10, a 56% improvement. James 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.79 | 7.66 | top 18.4% | 263 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 3.81 | 4.64 | top 24.1% | 433 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 15.10 | 17.97 | top 24.8% | 502 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.53 | 1:47.72 | top 61.8% | 427 / 722 |
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
- 3 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2016.
- 6 Dec 2015First sub-30 3×3: 17.62 at New Zealand Nationals 2015.
- 6 Dec 2015First sub-20 3×3: 17.62 at New Zealand Nationals 2015.
- 6 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2015.
- 27 Sep 2015First competition: Hamilton Spring 2015. A 34.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Zealand Nationals 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2015 · 6 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2015 · 27 Sep 2015
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.
- Daniel Quach — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Benjamin Agnew — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.