People · Australia
James Childs
Clock · top 22.2% of 32,817 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025CHIL05
James Childs has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 9.46, set at Adelaide Spring 2026, puts him in the top 22.2% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 264th in Australia. Across 4 competitions since November 2025, he has put 54 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.57 in November 2025 to 25.55, a 16% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 9.46 | 12.29 | top 22.2% | 264 / 1,159 | |
| 3×3 | 25.55 | 29.83 | top 53.9% | 5,788 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 8.84 | 13.14 | top 72.6% | 6,102 / 8,727 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026First sub-30 3×3: 25.55 at Adelaide Spring 2026.
- 3 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Adelaide Spring 2026.
- 30 Nov 2025First competition: Marino Madness 2025. A 30.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Adelaide Spring 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Klemzig Kubing Decathlon 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Adelaide Summer 2026 · 10 Jan 2026
- Marino Madness 2025 · 30 Nov 2025
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.
- Rafael Chowindra — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mason Pearce — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dallas McNeil — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,962 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 151,957 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.