People · United States
James Creswell
2×2 · top 2.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2009 · 2009CRES01
James Creswell has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.56, set at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 975th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since June 2009, he has put 555 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.66 in June 2009 to 10.40, a 44% improvement. James has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.56 | 3.50 | top 2.4% | 975 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.40 | 13.37 | top 8.7% | 4,840 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.00 | 7.53 | top 13.2% | 3,500 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.53 | 29.23 | top 27.5% | 3,595 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 52.58 | 1:02.23 | top 28.0% | 4,375 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.31 | 2:21.99 | top 45.4% | 3,412 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 32.05 | 40.06 | top 53.4% | 3,559 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 2:51.47 | 3:01.61 | top 75.2% | 6,817 / 9,537 |
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
- 6 Aug 2010Three personal bests in one day at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 26 Jun 2010Three personal bests in one day at Lyon Summer Open 2010.
- 17 Apr 2010Three personal bests in one day at Oklahoma Open 2010.
- 20 Mar 2010Five personal bests in one day at Montpellier Open 2010.
- 6 Feb 2010Five personal bests in one day at South Texas Open 2010.
- 14 Nov 2009First sub-15 3×3: 13.93 at Austin Fall competition 2009.
Competitions
- Ticino Open 2017 · 10 Jun 2017
- Schwandorf Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Houston Spring 2011 · 21 May 2011
- Dallas Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Small Cubes Open 2010 · 23 Oct 2010 — 1 personal best set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Lyon Summer Open 2010 · 26 Jun 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Open 2010 · 17 Apr 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Montpellier Open 2010 · 20 Mar 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- South Texas Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Austin Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Boulder 2009 · 19 Sep 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Dallas Open 2009 · 13 Jun 2009
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.
- Anthony Brooks — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Brian Brooks — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Michael Perkins — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.