People · United States
James Coe
Pyraminx · top 6.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017COEJ01
James Coe has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.66, set at Princeton Spring 2022, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,573rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2017, he has put 192 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.12 in August 2017 to 10.90, a 69% improvement. James has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.66 | 7.64 | top 6.1% | 1,573 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.25 | 4.40 | top 6.6% | 2,616 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.90 | 13.47 | top 10.2% | 5,510 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 12.72 | 15.54 | top 38.4% | 3,043 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 7.62 | 10.23 | top 38.4% | 6,591 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.66 | — | top 54.0% | 9,173 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.72 | 40.38 | top 60.3% | 8,471 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 36.38 | 42.45 | top 60.4% | 3,984 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 3:13.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,533 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 3:43.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,963 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 9:40.42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,186 / 4,196 |
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
- 27 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Westport Summer 2022.
- 7 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.90 at Princeton Spring 2022.
- 7 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Princeton Spring 2022.
- 21 Oct 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.75 at New York City Fall 2018.
- 16 Dec 2017First sub-30 3×3: 26.70 at Liberty Science Center Open 2017.
- 11 Aug 2017First competition: Northwest Championships 2017. A 35.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Jersey Speedsolving B 2024 · 12 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Mum's the Word 2023 · 8 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Westport Summer 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Princeton Spring 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
- New York City Fall 2018 · 21 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Hudson Valley Open 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Northwest Championships 2017 · 11 Aug 2017
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.
- Tyler Kochy — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Alexei Sinyavin — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kymberlyn Calderon — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.