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James Barden
Pyraminx · top 28.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2013 · 2013BARD01
James Barden has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.08, set at Newark Head to Head 2013, puts him in the top 28.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,872nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2013, he has put 65 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.83 in February 2013 to 5.46, a 38% improvement. James has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.08 | 20.16 | top 28.5% | 7,872 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 5.46 | 7.01 | top 44.9% | 18,106 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 24.65 | 29.73 | top 51.8% | 30,299 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:11.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,679 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:25.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 17,313 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Apr 2013First sub-30 3×3: 27.97 at Yale Spring 2013.
- 2 Feb 2013First competition: Harvard Spring 2013. A 40.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CCFC Fall 2013 · 21 Sep 2013
- Newark Head to Head 2013 · 18 May 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Yale Spring 2013 · 21 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Spring 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Harvard Spring 2013 · 2 Feb 2013
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.
- Dan Selzer — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tim Reynolds — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.