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James Costello
Pyraminx · top 39.1% of 131,299 all-time · competing since September 2026 · 2026COST17
James Costello has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.33, set at Virginia Championship 2026, puts him in the top 39.1% of the 131,299 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,357th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since September 2026, he has put 39 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.99 in September 2026 to 20.31, a 32% improvement. James has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.33 | 12.02 | top 39.1% | 11,357 / 29,198 | |
| 3×3 | 20.31 | 27.56 | top 41.0% | 23,713 / 60,875 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,677 / 8,051 | |
| 2×2 | 6.25 | 9.24 | top 53.5% | 22,266 / 41,785 | |
| Clock | 33.14 | — | early days — 3 solves | 8,097 / 9,225 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026First competition: Moore Cubes in Loudoun 2026. A 35.24 3×3 single to start from.
- 19 Sep 2026First sub-30 3×3: 29.99 at Moore Cubes in Loudoun 2026.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Moore Cubes in Loudoun 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Alex Hawke — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Siddharth Suresh — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kamran Berg — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,531 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 116,052 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.
Your career, on a tee
His best official average, every solve of it, sorted the way the scorecard sorts them. Printed from the official results, no name on it. Tee, sweatshirt, hoodie or mug →