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James Barker
3×3 · top 22.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024BARK01
James Barker has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.33, set at Arizona Championship 2025, puts him in the top 22.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,958th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since February 2024, he has put 113 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.41 in February 2024 to 14.33, a 30% improvement. James has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 14.33 | 17.02 | top 22.1% | 11,958 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.91 | 8.26 | top 25.1% | 4,057 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.96 | 5.29 | top 26.0% | 10,226 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 59.56 | 1:03.62 | top 36.0% | 5,806 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.53 | 11.44 | top 40.8% | 11,693 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.26 | 2:05.93 | top 42.1% | 3,416 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:02.46 | 2:10.89 | top 47.1% | 3,485 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.86 | 43.15 | top 60.5% | 8,506 / 15,683 |
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
- 10 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.33 at Arizona Championship 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Arizona Autumn 2024.
- 18 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.37 at Arizona Championship 2024.
- 18 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Arizona Championship 2024.
- 10 Feb 2024First competition: Arizona Favorites 2024. A 20.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arizona Championship 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Arizona Championship 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Arizona Favorites 2024 · 10 Feb 2024
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.
- Kevin Li — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jameson Warner — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Randy Ngo — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.33 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.