People · United States
James Eckels
3×3 · top 59.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024ECKE01
James Eckels has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 28.18, set at Santa Rosa Spring 2025, puts him in the top 59.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35,110th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since June 2024, he has put 55 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.21 in June 2024 to 28.18, a 44% improvement. James has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 28.18 | 32.96 | top 59.2% | 35,110 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 8.18 | 12.13 | top 68.9% | 28,509 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.22 | 21.74 | top 85.7% | 25,260 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 18.56 | 24.98 | top 87.2% | 16,782 / 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
- 12 Jan 2025First sub-30 3×3: 28.94 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 67 - San Ramon 2025.
- 9 Jun 2024First competition: Berkeley Summer 2024. A 50.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Santa Rosa Spring 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 67 - San Ramon 2025 · 12 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2024 · 13 Oct 2024
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Folsom Summer 2024 · 7 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024
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.
- Sebastian Stone — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rahul Bollini — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ari Petruzzelli — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 3.18 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.