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James Cockerham

3×3 · top 41.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019COCK01

James Cockerham has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.37, set at Mudd Fall 2019, puts him in the top 41.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23,349th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2019, he has put 27 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.15 in April 2019 to 20.37, a 30% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 41.0% of 284,439 all-time
20.37
signature single · Mudd Fall 2019
27
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×320.3724.73
top 41.0%23,349 / 59,724
2×27.357.89
top 63.2%26,016 / 40,951
4×41:38.51
early days — 2 solves12,460 / 19,072

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

West LA Spring 2019: 29.15Mudd Fall 2019: 20.37Mudd Winter 2020: 22.4320.3729.1527 Apr 201922 Feb 2020

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.

  • Sean Cheng — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
  • Will Do — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
  • Michael Young — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead

Next targets

  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
  • A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.35 away.

Targets move as he improves.