People · United Kingdom
James Byham
3×3 · top 5.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024BYHA01
James Byham has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.30, set at Stevenage July 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 412th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since September 2024, he has put 272 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.95 in September 2024 to 9.30, a 48% improvement. James has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.30 | 12.31 | top 5.6% | 412 / 6,689 | |
| Clock | 7.46 | 8.19 | top 12.8% | 181 / 1,232 | |
| Skewb | 4.35 | 7.66 | top 13.4% | 307 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 4.26 | top 20.5% | 1,158 / 4,895 | |
| Square-1 | 18.08 | 21.70 | top 23.6% | 223 / 778 | |
| 4×4 | 49.84 | 54.88 | top 24.5% | 531 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.64 | 9.01 | top 24.9% | 985 / 3,656 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.85 | 1:40.41 | top 25.5% | 294 / 966 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.43 | 33.82 | top 37.9% | 666 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.73 | — | top 53.5% | 658 / 1,151 | |
| 6×6 | 3:54.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 369 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 6:01.67 | 6:12.97 | early days — 3 solves | 331 / 459 |
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
- 11 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage March 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at Stevenage January 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage January 2026.
- 6 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage September 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.26 at Battersea Autumn 2024.
Competitions
- Stevenage July 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Stevenage March 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage October 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage September 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2025 · 19 Apr 2025
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- Battersea Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage Beginners September B 2024 · 15 Sep 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.
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Rufus Prabhu-Desai — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead once
- James Kyoichi Curry (ジェイムス 恭一) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.