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James Chaney

Skewb · top 33.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016CHAN20

James Chaney has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.99, set at Idaho Summer Open 2018, puts him in the top 33.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,635th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since July 2016, he has put 51 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.84 in July 2016 to 17.89, a 28% improvement. James has entered two competitions.

Skewb
best event — top 33.6% of 73,281 all-time
6.99
signature single · Idaho Summer Open 2018
51
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
Skewb6.9911.99
top 33.6%5,635 / 18,907
3×317.8921.12
top 33.8%18,783 / 59,724
2×25.828.09
top 49.0%19,875 / 40,951
4×41:14.201:31.24
top 50.9%8,582 / 19,072
Square-143.141:08.80
top 69.0%4,540 / 6,743
Pyraminx14.8320.00
top 81.2%24,009 / 28,708

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

Idaho Speedcubing 2016: 24.84Idaho Summer Open 2018: 17.8917.8924.849 Jul 201628 Apr 2018

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
  • A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.89 away.

Targets move as he improves.