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James Baker
2×2 · top 1.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023BAKE10
James Baker has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.26, set at Hampshire Spring 2023, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 99th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since May 2023, he has put 55 official solves on the record across six events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.26 | 4.58 | top 1.2% | 99 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 9.14 | 11.22 | top 5.2% | 399 / 6,785 | |
| 4×4 | 52.74 | 1:23.97 | top 28.2% | 646 / 2,112 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.94 | 10.85 | top 35.7% | 1,446 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.06 | 32.94 | top 39.6% | 707 / 1,861 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 968 / 1,167 |
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
- 27 May 2023First competition: Hampshire Spring 2023. A 12.29 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.14 at Hampshire Spring 2023.
- 27 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Hampshire Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
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.
- Em M. Aldi Thalukdar — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Tegan Hill — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kate Pinto Raji — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.