People · United States
James Clark
3×3 · top 23.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022CLAR34
James Clark has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.73, set at Lewis Center Side Events 2026, puts him in the top 23.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,731st in the United States. Across 4 competitions since November 2022, he has put 46 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.32 in November 2022 to 14.73, a 24% 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 | 14.73 | 21.13 | top 23.5% | 12,731 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.07 | 1:19.91 | top 44.9% | 7,467 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.28 | 13.26 | top 55.2% | 16,133 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:23.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,378 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 14.74 | 20.07 | top 77.4% | 14,754 / 18,907 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.73 at Lewis Center Side Events 2026.
- 13 Nov 2022First competition: Ohio State Fall Gray 2022. A 19.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lewis Center Side Events 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Swoop in Again Oxford 2023 · 19 Nov 2023
- Bulldog Winter 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Fall Gray 2022 · 13 Nov 2022
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Nankervis — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Trevor Coppess — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.73 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 8.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.