People · Australia
James Bui
Square-1 · top 5.0% of 25,272 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019BUIJ01
James Bui has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 9.33, set at Cubing at The Cube Saturday 2023, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 52nd in Australia. Until October 2010, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2019, he has put 103 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.08 in November 2019 to 10.56, a 50% improvement. James has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 9.33 | 13.37 | top 5.0% | 52 / 899 | |
| 3×3 | 10.56 | 12.57 | top 9.1% | 810 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.36 | 7.25 | top 22.7% | 1,142 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 5.25 | 5.64 | top 42.4% | 3,331 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 10.85 | 15.44 | top 60.0% | 1,979 / 3,534 |
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
- 28 Mar 2021First sub-15 3×3: 14.48 at Sydney Re-Open Sunday 2021.
- 7 Mar 2020First sub-20 3×3: 19.83 at Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020.
- 10 Nov 2019First competition: Odd Day in Sydney 2019. A 21.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing at The Cube 2024 · 6 Jan 2024
- Cubing at The Cube Saturday 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds Series Saturday 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Re-Open Sunday 2021 · 28 Mar 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Odd Day in Sydney 2019 · 10 Nov 2019
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.
- Caleb Clark — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jolina Chen — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bryan Eng — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 766 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.